Table 3.
Normalised subcortical structure volumes and FA and MD values in focal neocortical epilepsy patients
|
Subcortical structures |
Volume (×10
-3
) |
FA |
MD (×10
-3
) |
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controls | Patients | p | t | Controls | Patients | p | t | Controls | Patients | p | t | |
| Hipp L |
3.011 (0.440) |
2.797 (0.547) |
0.119 |
2.052 |
0.183 (0.019) |
0.171 (0.026) |
0.052 |
0.038 |
1.030 (0.053) |
1.074 (0.105) |
0.051 |
-1.870 |
| Caud L |
3.143 (0.506) |
2.848 (0.469) |
0.034* |
0.430 |
0.279 (0.042) |
0.275 (0.042) |
0.738 |
-0.336 |
0.846 (0.069) |
0.853 (0.052) |
0.669 |
-2.184 |
| Puta L |
4.362 (0.521) |
4.128 (0.301) |
0.057 |
1.300 |
0.194 (0.023) |
0.194 (0.024) |
0.995 |
0.006 |
0.780 (0.031) |
0.791 (0.032) |
0.200 |
-1.945 |
| Pall L |
1.432 (0.259) |
1.438 (0.363) |
0.945 |
1.346 |
0.353 (0.055) |
0.371 (0.069) |
0.282 |
1.086 |
0.790 (0.036) |
0.804 (0.042) |
0.184 |
0.069 |
| Accu L |
0.383 (0.116) |
0.374 (0.068) |
0.723 |
2.000 |
0.295 (0.049) |
0.265 (0.055) |
0.038* |
-1.991 |
0.840 (0.049) |
0.832 (0.040) |
0.512 |
-1.585 |
| Thal L |
6.300 (0.761) |
5.969 (0.454) |
0.067 |
1.608 |
0.291 (0.026) |
0.291 (0.023) |
0.970 |
-0.788 |
0.863 (0.059) |
0.894 (0.050) |
0.045* |
-2.188 |
| Amyg L |
0.868 (0.214) |
0.749 (0.176) |
0.033* |
-0.661 |
0.197 (0.020) |
0.193 (0.018) |
0.435 |
-2.132 |
0.858 (0.039) |
0.877 (0.047) |
0.114 |
-0.357 |
| Hipp R |
3.314 (0.427) |
3.159 (0.474) |
0.216 |
0.614 |
0.196 (0.019) |
0.188 (0.020) |
0.126 |
1.197 |
1.042 (0.053) |
1.101 (0.102) |
0.009* |
-1.801 |
| Caud R |
3.040 (0.720) |
3.032 (0.402) |
0.960 |
1.097 |
0.260 (0.038) |
0.249 (0.038) |
0.286 |
-1.079 |
0.886 (0.076) |
0.913 (0.103) |
0.278 |
-0.051 |
| Puta R |
4.297 (0.548) |
4.002 (0.334) |
0.025* |
1.836 |
0.214 (0.026) |
0.206 (0.027) |
0.245 |
-1.176 |
0.776 (0.034) |
0.792 (0.032) |
0.072 |
-2.305 |
| Pall R |
1.486 (0.258) |
1.428 (0.285) |
0.441 |
2.163 |
0.403 (0.056) |
0.397 (0.058) |
0.689 |
-0.403 |
0.771 (0.041) |
0.979 (0.046) |
0.035* |
-0.777 |
| Accu R |
0.297 (0.109) |
0.268 (0.076) |
0.275 |
2.702 |
0.285 (0.053) |
0.240 (0.047) |
0.002* |
-1.555 |
0.842 (0.048) |
0.847 (0.056) |
0.726 |
-1.253 |
| Thal R |
6.086 (0.767) |
5.751 (0.538) |
0.078 |
-0.569 |
0.272 (0.028) |
0.281 (0.028) |
0.237 |
-1.715 |
0.881 (0.062) |
0.893 (0.076) |
0.542 |
-1.028 |
| Amyg R | 0.788 (0.223) | 0.723 (0.237) | 0.309 | 0.353 | 0.205 (0.020) | 0.196 (0.017) | 0.092 | -3.218 | 0.869 (0.047) | 0.862 (0.043) | 0.572 | -1.102 |
Hipp = hippocampus; Caud = caudate nucleus; Puta = putamen; Pall = globus pallidus; Accu = nucleus accumbens; Thal = thalamus; Amyg = amygdala; R = right hemisphere; L = left hemisphere; *denotes a significant difference xp < 0.05) with respect to controls.