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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 May 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Psychiatry. 2008 Jul;69(7):1087–1091. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v69n0707

Table 1.

Whole Brain, Whole Hippocampus, and Hippocampal Subregion Mean Volume (left and right hemisphere) in Patients With PTSD and Healthy Control Subjects (N = 22 in each group)

Brain Region PTSD, Mean ± SE Controls, Mean ± SE Significance
Whole brain, volume, L 1.15 ± 0.10 1.17 ± 0.12 NS
Whole hippocampus, volume, mL 3.30 ± 0.46 3.64 ± 0.41 p = .022
Hippocampal subregion, volume, mL
 Subiculum 0.437 ± 0.082 0.457 ± 0.077 NS
 Anterior 1.08 ± 0.22 1.13 ± 0.21 NS
 Posterior 1.86 ± 0.28 2.05 ± 0.26 p = .006

Abbreviations: NS = not significant, PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder.