Table 4.
Brain regions with significant group effects in the nodal path length among the three groups (ANOVA; FDR-corrected P < 0.05).
| Brain regions | Nodal path length | F | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CP1 | CP2 | HC | |||
| Left precental gyrus | 9.90 ± 1.12 | 10.21 ± 1.02 | 8.76 ± 0.72 | 9.13 | 0.00054 |
| Right median cingulate gyri | 9.34 ± 1.27 | 8.84 ± 0.89 | 7.56 ± 0.95 | 11.29 | 0.00013 |
| Right posterior cingulate gyrus | 10.25 ± 1.47 | 9.81 ± 1.17 | 8.41 ± 0.81 | 9.75 | 0.00036 |
| Right hippocampus | 11.01 ± 1.33 | 10.37 ± 1.18 | 9.02 ± 1.24 | 9.68 | 0.00037 |
| Left lingual gyrus | 12.33 ± 1.20 | 11.98 ± 1.53 | 10.36 ± 1.05 | 9.94 | 0.00031 |
| Left superior occipital gyrus | 13.98 ± 1.49 | 13.29 ± 1.19 | 11.96 ± 0.89 | 10.60 | 0.0002 |
| Left middle occipital gyrus | 12.60 ± 1.43 | 11.64 ± 1.23 | 10.47 ± 1.14 | 10.30 | 0.00025 |
| Left superior parietal gyrus | 11.35 ± 0.97 | 11.29 ± 1.03 | 9.94 ± 0.99 | 9.43 | 0.00044 |
| Left precuneus | 10.23 ± 1.51 | 9.77 ± 0.91 | 8.25 ± 0.95 | 11.85 | 0.000091 |
| Right putamen | 12.12 ± 1.18 | 10.61 ± 0.75 | 10.09 ± 1.16 | 14.55 | 0.000018 |
| Right thalamus | 11.13 ± 1.68 | 9.21 ± 0.65 | 8.69 ± 0.84 | 18.08 | 0.000003 |
CP1, children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy before treatment; CP2, children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy following treatment; HC, health children. ANOVA: one-way analysis of variance. FDR, false discovery rate. FDR-corrected P < 0.05 indicated statistically significant differences among the three groups.