Table 3.
Postsurgery amygdala, hippocampus, and total brain volumes [means (range)] and time elapsed since surgery for patients with unilateral temporal damage
|
|
Amygdala volume (mm3) |
Hippocampus volume (mm3) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group
|
Intact
|
Lesioned
|
Intact
|
Lesioned
|
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| LTD | 1799.4 (1176.2 - 2325.9) | 1023.8 (164.8 - 1768.6) | 4298.7 (3671.5 - 5065.8) | 1935.1 (492.7 - 4367.1) | ||
| RTD
|
2194.2 (1604.4 - 2889.6)
|
986.2 (0 - 1736.6)
|
4003.8 (3235.8 - 5027.2)
|
1421.3 (650.7 - 2611.5)
|
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| Group
|
Total brain volume (mm3)
|
Years since surgery
|
|---|---|---|
| LTD | 1132325.3 (1017004.4 - 1411006.6) | 5.92 (0 - 16) |
| RTD
|
181528.1 (1013430.1 - 1294299.6)
|
4.38 (1 - 10)
|
The volumes were computed by comparing reconstructed presurgical with postsurgical MR scans. The amygdala and hippocampus were defined by anatomical landmarks (see Materials and Methods).