Table 3.

Adjusted volume (ml) of the deep gray matter structures.

	Mean volume (±SD) (ml)				Post hoc tests
	HC	NMO	RR	p	HC-NMO	HC-RRMS	NMO-RRMS
Globus pallidus	3.40 ± 0.24	3.28 ± 0.39	3.13 ± 0.50	0.062
Nucleus ruber	0.45 ± 0.11	0.45 ± 0.13	0.39 ± 0.11	0.122
Caudate nucleus	6.91 ± 0.59	6.87 ± 0.60	6.81 ± 0.81	0.864
Pulvinar thalami	1.46 ± 0.31	1.54 ± 0.35	1.07 ± 0.61	0.0008	0.847	0.0136	0.0023
Putamen	9.94 ± 0.75	10.02 ± 0.75	9.20 ± 0.91	0.0026	0.900	0.0194	0.0079
Substantia nigra	0.73 ± 0.15	0.76 ± 0.18	0.67 ± 0.16	0.124
Thalamus	14.32 ± 0.73	14.22 ± 1.21	13.38 ± 1.24	0.0032	0.900	0.0094	0.023

Abbreviations: NMO: neuromyelitis optica; RRMS: remittent-relapsing multiple sclerosis; HC: healthy controls.