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. 2012 Feb 8;7(2):e31497. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031497

Table 3. Mean correlation coefficients between diffusion parameters and neurobehavioral test results (Spearman's correlation).

FA ADC Axial D Radial D FA (FA>0.2) ADC (FA>0.2) Axial D (FA>0.2) Radial D (FA>0.2)
Posture 0.283 −0.024 −0.047 −0,047 0,283 −0.071 −0.071 −0.094
Righting reflex 0.016 −0.140 −0.144 −0.132 0.082 −0.151 −0.154 −0.157
Tone −0.045 0.219 0.208 0.191 −0.341 0.201 0.201 0.243
Locomotion 0.168 −0.451 −0.434 −0.409 0.283 −0.459 * −0.452 −0.493 *
Circular motion 0.402 −0.148 −0.046 −0.178 0.247 −0.121 −0.135 −0.150
Intensity 0.253 −0.230 −0.190 −0.206 0.356 −0.190 −0.174 −0.230
Duration −0.130 −0.274 −0.336 −0.238 0.156 −0.310 −0.285 −0.326
Lineal movement −0.009 0.169 0.104 0.163 0.177 0.132 0.111 0.125
Fore–hindpaw distance −0.361 0.309 0.295 0.302 −0.508 0.331 0.312 0.394
Sucking and swallowing 0.122 −0.005 −0.036 −0.020 0.434 −0.046 −0.036 −0.077
Head turn 0.489 * −0.118 0.030 −0.163 0.652 ** −0.030 0.015 −0.089
Smelling test 0.238 −0.479 −0.423 −0.483 0.335 −0.423 −0.400 −0.460
Smelling test time −0.166 0.281 0.226 0.277 −0.368 0.190 0.151 0.228

FA: Fractional anisotropy, ADC: Apparent Diffusion Coefficient, Axial D: Axial Diffusivity, Radial D: Radial Diffusivity.

*p<0.05,

**p<0.001.