Table 1.

0–6-year comparisons of auditory pathway and speech centre DTI-parameters between SNHL patients and healthy controls

	SNHL (SEM)				Control (SEM)
	FA	λ ‖	λ ⊥	MD	FA	λ ‖	λ ⊥	MD
LL	0.374 ± 0.050	1.394 ± 0.132*	0.764 ± 0.076	0.974 ± 0.081*	0.395 ± 0.042	1.488 ± 0.207	0.803 ± 0.095	1.032 ± 0.121
IC	0.391 ± 0.031*	1.240 ± 0.139	0.659 ± 0.090	0.853 ± 0.103	0.422 ± 0.027	1.315 ± 0.151	0.654 ± 0.070	0.874 ± 0.094
MGB	0.362 ± 0.026	1.175 ± 0.061	0.668 ± 0.052	0.837 ± 0.052	0.355 ± 0.028	1.164 ± 0.043	0.669 ± 0.037	0.834 ± 0.034
AR	0.298 ± 0.049	1.152 ± 0.060	0.722 ± 0.060	0.865 ± 0.049	0.309 ± 0.052	1.168 ± 0.062	0.718 ± 0.048	0.868 ± 0.034
BA41	0.179 ± 0.012	1.047 ± 0.043	0.807 ± 0.045	0.887 ± 0.044	0.184 ± 0.016	1.059 ± 0.049	0.809 ± 0.048	0.892 ± 0.048
BA42	0.093 ± 0.009	1.009 ± 0.064	0.873 ± 0.060	0.919 ± 0.061	0.095 ± 0.008	1.039 ± 0.099	0.886 ± 0.094	0.938 ± 0.096
BA22	0.105 ± 0.007*	1.071 ± 0.057	0.861 ± 0.056	0.913 ± 0.056	0.112 ± 0.011	1.033 ± 0.075	0.866 ± 0.070	0.922 ± 0.072
BA44	0.111 ± 0.008*	1.034 ± 0.078	0.872 ± 0.076	0.927 ± 0.076	0.118 ± 0.008	1.059 ± 0.077	0.886 ± 0.069	0.943 ± 0.071
BA45	0.084 ± 0.008	0.924 ± 0.072	0.794 ± 0.076	0.838 ± 0.074	0.088 ± 0.015	0.955 ± 0.094	0.817 ± 0.087	0.864 ± 0.088
BA39	0.126 ± 0.010	0.876 ± 0.034*	0.708 ± 0.036	0.767 ± 0.034	0.129 ± 0.010	0.899 ± 0.041	0.715 ± 0.032	0.779 ± 0.032

λ_‖, λ_⊥ and MD value units: 10⁻³mm²/s

* Statistically significant difference compared to control (p < 0.05 Student's t test)