Table 3. Brain regions most affected by infarction in HAP patients versus controls, displayed in descending order by mean percent infarction.
Brain region | All Patients | Pneumonia | Control | p Value |
L External capsule | 18.67±33.18 | 18.57±32.98 | 18.77±33.46 | 0.95 |
L Insular Cortex | 18.52±33.97 | 18.35±34.12 | 18.69±33.90 | 0.92 |
L Central Opercular Cortex | 18.49±34.60 | 18.64±34.90 | 18.33±34.38 | 0.93 |
L Superior fronto-occipital fasciculus | 17.89±35.55 | 18.56±36.07 | 17.21±35.09 | 0.69 |
L Frontal Operculum Cortex | 16.98±34.49 | 16.51±34.99 | 17.46±34.04 | 0.78 |
L Parietal Operculum Cortex | 16.61±34.40 | 15.51±33.49 | 17.70±35.33 | 0.51 |
R Insular Cortex | 16.12±32.06 | 19.72±34.82 | 12.52±28.68 | 0.02 |
L Superior longitudinal fasciculus | 15.90±30.55 | 14.83±28.39 | 16.98±32.61 | 0.47 |
L Planum Temporale | 15.65±32.48 | 13.86±30.88 | 17.44±33.98 | 0.25 |
L Heschl's Gyrus | 14.44±33.56 | 15.90±32.35 | 17.92±34.78 | 0.53 |
L = left, R = right.