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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Lang. 2009 Apr 7;111(1):46–54. doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2009.03.001

Table 2. Anatomical Size Variables in Dyslexia and ADHD.

Variable Dyslexia Dyslexia/ADHD ADHD Controls
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Left Hemisphere
 AAR Length 11.33 4.03 13.56 5.02 14.34 3.50 12.25 3.43
 AHR Length 13.33 3.93 11.24 4.40 14.37 14.37 11.66 5.40
 PTr Length 24.66 7.56 24.80 8.93 28.71 6.67 23.91 8.45
Right Hemisphere
 AAR Lengtha 12.52 3.49 9.87 3.03 10.58 3.08 12.44 4.20
 AHR Length 12.30 3.29 9.03 3.66 9.87 3.55 9.95 5.06
 PTr Lengtha 24.82 5.38 18.90 5.92 20.45 5.83 22.39 8.47
Asymmetry Ratios
 AAR -.13 0.47 .27 0.49 .20 0.43 .01 0.60
 AHR .08 0.35 .22 0.50 .27 0.52 .08 0.77
 PTr -.03 0.38 .25 0.44 .23 0.44 .05 0.67
Cerebral Hemisphere
Left Volume 1563531.56 174214.41 1559193.30 102864.08 1564348.97 122069.82 1603316.07 93286.67
Right Volume 1542643.57 169871.15 1526861.35 98928.58 1533219.85 122846.71 1582245.06 88924.39

Note. Length measurements are in mm. Cerebral hemisphere volume is in mm3. AAR is short for Anterior Ascending Ramus; AHR is short for Anterior Horizontal Ramus; and PTr is short for Pars Triangularis.

a

Those with and without ADHD differed at p < .05.