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. 2012 Aug 10;7(8):e43061. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043061

Table 3. Lesion and brain volume measures in whole MS patients stratified by ambulatory status, in CA MS and in AA patients stratified byambulatory status.

MRI All patients All patients p value CA patients AA patients p value CA patients AA patients p value
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CELs 0.21±0.80 1.10±3.89 0.08 0.14±0.53 0.29±1.04 0.6 0.09±0.30 1.50±4.54 0.3
T2 LV 7.71±10.29 20.19±21.99 <0.0001 6.29±8.45 9.49±12.03 0.03 12.89±11.35 23.06±24.54 0.4
T1 LV 0.66±1.16 1.95±2.98 <0.0001 0.50±0.96 0.86±1.35 0.02 0.79±1.10 2.40±3.37 0.02
T1/T2 LV 0.10±0.16 0.11±0.09 0.05 0.11±0.20 0.09±0.10 0.2 0.07±0.06 0.12±0.09 0.1
NBV 1577.16±111.52 1485.05±134.18 0.001 1575.2±118.5 1579.45±103.98 0.8 1441.97±159.35 1503.19±122.31 0.3
NWMV 741.05±63.60 709.91±68.48 0.02 745.45±62.45 735.93±65.20 0.5 693.86±77.15 716.67±65.55 0.5
NGMV 896.90±61.82 775.13±90.08 0.0008 829.75±78.80 975.24±89.72 0.1 748.10±99.70 786.52±80.58 0.4

CELs  =  contrast-enhancing lesions (number); LV  =  lesion volume (mL); NBV  =  normalized brain volume (mL); NWMV  =  normalized white matter volume (mL); NGMV  =  normalized gray matter volume. (mL).