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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Crit Care Med. 2012 Jul;40(7):2022–2032. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318250acc0

Brain volumes at hospital discharge and at three-month follow-up a

Anatomical Region Hospital Discharge
Brain volumes for the
entire cohort (N=47)
Three-month Follow-up
Brain volumes for the
entire cohort (N=47)
Hospital Discharge
Brain volumes for patients
scanned at discharge and at
three-month follow-up
(N=36)
Three-month Follow-up
Brain volumes for patients
scanned at discharge and at
three-month follow-up
(N=36)
VBR 3.5 (2.4, 5.3); 4±1.9 3.8 (2.2, 5.0); 3.8±1.7 3.4 (2.2, 5.3); 3.9±1.8 3.8 (2.2, 5.0); 3.8±1.7
Gray Matter, cm3 366 (346, 394); 373±45 348 (375, 403); 381±50 365 (347, 394); 374±46 375 (348, 403); 381±50
White Matter, cm3 496 (457, 521); 496±66 483 (−443, 524); 489±70 488 (455, 521); 494±70 483 (443, 524); 484±70
Hippocampus, cm3 6.4 (6.04, 6.68); 6.2±0.97 6.4 (5.9, 6.8); 6.2±1.1 6.5 (6.0, 6.7); 6.1±1.1 6.4 (5.9, 6.8); 6.2±1.1
Superior Frontal Lobe, cm3 31.8 (29.7, 34.5); 32.5±4.8 33 (30, 35); 33±5 31.9 (29.8, 34.4); 32.4±4.8 33 (30, 35); 33±5
Frontal Lobe, cm3 133 (123, 139); 134±18 133 (121, 144); 133±27 134 (120, 139); 134±19 133 (121, 144); 133±27
Thalamus, cm3 11.5 (10.7, 12.4); 11.7±1.7 11.6 (10.7, 12.7); 11.7±1.7 11.5 (10.6, 12.4); 11.6±1.5 11.6 (10.7, 12.7); 11.7±1.7
Precuneus, cm3 15.2 (14.2, 16.3); 15.4±2.4 15.8 (14.4, 17.0); 15.9±2.4 15.4 (14.2, 16.3); 15.6±2.1 15.8 (14.4, 17.0); 15.9±2.4
rACC, cm3 3.2 (2.89, 3.54); 3.3±0.6 3.16 (2.89, 3.42); 3.2±0.6 3.2 (2.91, 3.54); 3.3±0.5 3.2 (2.89, 3.42); 3.2±0.6
Cerebellum, cm3 104 (96, 113); 105±13 104 (96, 113); 106±15 105 (94, 114); 105±14 104 (96, 113); 106±15
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All results expressed as median (interquartile range) and mean ± SD.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; VBR, ventricle-to-brain ratio; rACC, rostral anterior cingulate cortex

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; VBR, ventricle-to-brain ratio; rACC, rostral anterior cingulate cortex