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. 2023 Jul 8;39:103473. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103473

Table 2.

Group comparisons between TLE and controls in superficial and deep white matter.

TLE Controls F Sig.FDR η2
Superficial white matter
Ipsilateral superior temporalMD 0.806(±0.069) 0.772(±0.032) 9.797 0.016* 0.068
Ipsilateral middle temporalMD 0.810(±0.062) 0.782(±0.029) 7.538 0.033* 0.053
Ipsilateral inferior temporalFA 0.237(±0.045) 0.254(±0.032) 8.987 0.037* 0.062
Ipsilateral inferior temporalMD 0.825(±0.057) 0.791(±0.026) 11.645 0.010* 0.079
Ipsilateral entorhinal cortexFA 0.219(±0.052) 0.259(±0.060) 17.472 0.001** 0.115
Ipsilateral entorhinal cortexMD 0.907(±0.114) 0.832(±0.113) 12.271 0.015* 0.083
Ipsilateral fusiformFA 0.233(±0.048) 0.256(±0.036) 10.736 0.018* 0.074
Ipsilateral fusiformMD 0.795(±0.053) 0.771(±0.029) 10.465 0.013* 0.072
Ipsilateral parahippocampal cortexFA 0.257(±0.061) 0.299(±0.047) 20.278 <0.001*** 0.131
Ipsilateral parahippocampal cortexMD 0.864(±0.095) 0.796(±0.081) 21.996 <0.001*** 0.140
Ipsilateral temporal poleFA 0.212(±0.041) 0.240(±0.035) 22.075 <0.001*** 0.141
Ipsilateral temporal poleMD 0.906(±0.075) 0.856(±0.041) 23.710 <0.001*** 0.149



Deep white matter
Ipsilateral FXFA 0.335(±0.040) 0.344(±0.028) 3.221 0.087 0.023
Ipsilateral FXMD 1.156(±0.213) 1.067(±0.156) 8.612 0.034* 0.060
Contralateral FXFA 0.346(±0.041) 0.346(±0.028) 0.002 0.967 0.000
Contralateral FXMD 1.105(±0.193) 1.064(±0.170) 2.160 0.158 0.016
Ipsilateral PHCFA 0.337(±0.049) 0.375(±0.032) 24.405 <0.001*** 0.153
Ipsilateral PHCMD 0.850(±135) 0.777(±0.089) 11.746 0.014* 0.080
Contralateral PHCFA 0.353(±0.050) 0.379(±0.049) 9.479 0.010* 0.066
Contralateral PHCMD 0.826(±0.124) 0.769(±0.140) 6.747 0.052 0.048
Ipsilateral UNCFA 0.393(±0.037) 0.424(±0.023) 28.200 <0.001*** 0.173
Ipsilateral UNCMD 0.828(±0.074) 0.788(±0.42) 11.934 0.026* 0.081
Contralateral UNCFA 0.407(±0.032) 0.414(±0.051) 7.498 0.018* 0.053
Contralateral UNCMD 0.807(±0.070) 0.787(±0.058) 4.004 0.083 0.027

Data are presented in means (±standard deviations). FA: fractional anisotropy, MD: mean diffusivity, FX: fornix, PHC: parahippocampal cingulum, UNC: uncinate. *: pFDR < 0.05, **: pFDR < 0.01, ***: pFDR < 0.001.