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. 2016 Sep 21;11(9):e0163202. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163202

Table 2. Brain regions with significant group differences, corrected for multiple comparisons.

Group comparison Finding Brain region Size Talairach (x y z) P-value*
CD with EIM vs. controls Surface area ↑ in patients Left rostral middle frontal gyrus 1171 mm2 -30.8 48.1 -0.2 0.0399
LGI ↑ in patients Left lingual gyrus, extending to precuneus, cuneus, PHG and isthmus cingulate 3632 mm2 -8.6 -75.9 7.1 0.0001
CD with EIM vs. CD without EIM LGI ↑ in CD with EIM Right rostral ACC, extending to superior frontal gyrus 1980 mm2 8.6 33.5 5.3 0.0191
LGI ↓ in CD with EIM Right insula 2903 mm2 32.1 10.6 10.3 0.0008

ACC, Anterior cingulate cortex; CD, Crohn’s Disease; EIM, Extraintestinal manifestation; GMV, Gray matter volume; LGI, Local gyrification index; PHG, Parahippocampal gyrus

* P-values as cluster-wise probability, vertex-wise analysis over the entire cortical mantle