Table 3.

Z scores of basal ganglia and thalamus volumes according to vascular territories. Z scores were compared between ipsi and contralateral sides of the stroke, according to the vascular territory affected by the stroke, using the Wilcoxon rank sum test. MCA middle cerebral artery

Z scores	Ipsilateral to stroke	Contralateral to stroke	p value
MCA stroke	n = 61	n = 61
Caudate nucleus	− 0.03 ± 1.29	0.50 ± 1.20	0.034
Putamen	− 1.21 ± 1.92	− 0.17 ± 1.26	0.002
Pallidum	− 0.67 ± 1.66	0.10 ± 1.17	0.012
Thalamus	− 0.72 ± 1.59	0.22 ± 1.35	0.001
Non-MCA stroke	n = 35	n = 35
Caudate nucleus	0.48 ± 1.40	0.42 ± 1.37	0.90
Putamen	− 0.35 ± 1.57	− 0.31 ± 1.35	0.96
Pallidum	− 0.30 ± 1.27	− 0.25 ± 1.18	0.76
Thalamus	− 0.40 ± 1.37	− 0.13 ± 1.28	0.37