Table 3. Significant difference of functional connectivity of the eight RSNs between MPEG and TLEG.
RSNs | Patients with MPE vs Patients with TLE | |||
Brain regions | Brodmann | Peak locationMNI (x , y, z) | Peak t value | |
RSN1 | Right Posterior Cingulate | 23 | 5, −41,29 | 7.51 |
RSN3 | Left Paracentral Lobule* | 4 | −12, −27,81 | 10.61 |
Left Postcentral Gyrus* | 3 | −35, −33,51 | 9.73 | |
Left Precentral Gyrus* | 4 | −29, −28,57 | 9.00 | |
Right Postcentral Gyrus* | 3 | 37, −36,60 | 7.03 | |
RSN4 | Right Anterior Cingulate | 11 | 5,34, −3 | 10.51 |
Right Medial Frontal Gyrus | 10 | 3,54, −3 | 7.09 | |
Right Superior Frontal Gyrus | 11 | 21,54,12 | 4.26 | |
RSN5 | Left Inferior Parietal Lobule | 40 | −54, −60,48 | 8.46 |
Right Inferior Parietal Lobule | 40 | 55, −57,42 | 8.23 | |
Left Superior Frontal Gyrus | 6 | −9,39,60 | 5.51 | |
RSN6 | Right Inferior Parietal Lobule | 40 | 45, −54,45 | 9.29 |
Right Angular Gyrus | 39 | 43, −62,41 | 7.72 | |
Right Middler Frontal Gyrus | 9 | 33,38,40 | 7.11 | |
Right Superior Frontal Gyrus | 9 | 8,46,43 | 4.59 | |
RSN8 | Left Insula | 13 | −48, −39,18 | 12.25 |
Left Middle Temporal Gyrus | 21 | −57, −48,9 | 10.12 | |
Right Postcentral Gyrus | 35,7 | 24,−45,66 | 5.34 | |
Left Superior Temporal Gyrus | 22,42 | −55, −35,9 | 10.00 | |
Right Inferior Parietal Lobule | 40 | 39,−45,57 | 5.42 | |
Right Middle Temporal Gyrus | 21,22 | 60,−48,3 | 5.49 |
Note: * regions represented increased functional connectivity in MPE in contrast to TLE.