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. 2013 Dec 26;4:240–248. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2013.12.005

Table 1.

Significant differences in regional network metrics between groups.

HC vs. MCS HC vs. VS/UWS MCS vs. VS/UWS
Degree
Anterior cingulate cortex * *
Left superior frontal gyrus * *
Left inferior frontal gyrus, pars opercularis * *
Left supramarginal gyrus, anterior division *
Right orbital frontal cortex * *
Right temporal pole * *
Right superior temporal gyrus, anterior division *
Right superior temporal gyrus, posterior division *
Right fusiform temporal gyrus, anterior division *
Right planum polare *
Left thalamus *
Right thalamus *



Clustering coefficient
Posterior cingulate cortex * *
Right insular cortex * *
Right parahippocampal gyrus, posterior division * *
Left superior temporal gyrus, anterior division *
Right superior temporal gyrus, anterior division *
Left inferior temporal gyrus, temporooccipital part *
Left central operculum cortex * *
Right central operculum cortex * *
Left parietal operculum cortex * *
Left planum polare *
Right planum polare *
Right Heschl's gyrus * *
Right planum temporale * *



Local efficiency
left precuneus * *
Right precuneus * *
Left angular gyrus *
Left intracalcarine cortex *
Left planum polare *
Right postcentral *
Right parahippocampal gyrus, posterior division * *
Left putamen *

*Significant differences for the area under the curve (AUC), p < .05 corrected for multiple comparisons; HC = healthy control group; MCS = minimally conscious state; and VS/UWS  = unresponsive wakefulness syndrome.