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Table 5.

P value of the mean fractional anisotropy values comparisons. Statistical analysis used: Student t tests for independent samples, except for the comparisons marked with^a, which do not have a normal distribution; for these comparisons, the statistical analysis used was the Mann-Whitney test.

Anatomical structures	SLE with memory deficit vs controls	SLE with memory deficit vs SLE without memory deficit	SLE without memory deficit vs controls
Corpus callosum
Genu	0.006	0.132	0.049
Body	0.048	0.199	0.047
Splenium	0.060^a	0.680^a	0.048
Corticospinal tract
Right	0.134^a	0.346	0.007^a
Left	0.811	0.551	0.376
Sagittal stratum (include inferior longitudinal fasciculus and inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus)
Right	0.004	0.492	0.011
Left	0.048	0.653	0.042
Superior longitudinal fasciculus
Right	0.017^a	0.422^a	0.039
Left	0.075^a	0.133^a	0.519
Uncinate fasciculus
Right	0.358^a	0.777	0.147^a
Left	0.022	0.420	0.181
Posterior thalamic radiation
Right	0.001	0.182	0.004
Left	0.032	0.120	0.370
Anterior corona radiata
Right	0.001	0.092	0.044
Left	0.027	0.175	0.126
Superior corona radiata
Right	0.042	0.310	0.159
Left	0.401	0.659	0.459
Posterior corona radiata
Right	0.177	0.893	0.060
Left	0.393	0.848	0.369
Cerebral peduncle
Right	0.007	0.648	0.002
Left	0.033	0.410	0.024
External capsule
Right	0.003	0.369	0.003
Left	0.001	0.066	0.028
Internal capsule
Anterior limb
Right	0.397	0.346	0.066
Left	0.000	0.200	0.003
Posterior limb
Right	0.044	0.608	0.048
Left	0.210	0.456	0.336

SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus.