Table 2. Differences in regional cerebral blood flow between AD patients with apathy and those without apathy.
Regions | t | p | Coordinates* (x, y, z) | Cluster size (voxels) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AD with apathy > AD without apathy | |||||
None | |||||
AD with apathy < AD without apathy | |||||
L orbitofrontal cortex, putamen, nucleus accumbens, thalamus | 3.47 | <0.001 | −6, 0, −10 | 557 | |
R insula | 3.31 | 0.001 | 44, 4, 2 | 334 | |
L orbitofrontal cortex | 3.27 | 0.001 | −48, 26, −10 | 179 | |
L insula | 3.07 | 0.001 | −42, 4, 4 | 102 | |
R frontal pole, orbitofrontal cortex | 2.92 | 0.002 | 46, 40, −12 | 121 |
AD: Alzheimer's disease, L: left, R: right.
*The coordinates refer to the Montreal Neurological Institute coordinate system.