Atrophy, abnormal signals, and FA of patients with MERRF and healthy controls
| Atrophy |
Abnormal Signals |
FA (z score) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCP | MCP | Cerebellum | Brain Stem | Cerebrum | Brain Stem | Basal Ganglia | SCP | MCP | |
| Patient | |||||||||
| 1 | ++ | + | + | + | – | + | – | 0.469 (−0.7) | 0.473 (−1.3) |
| 2 | + | ± | + | + | + | + | + | 0.550 (0.6) | 0.465 (−1.7) |
| 3 | + | – | + | – | + | – | – | 0.513 (0.0) | 0.494 (−0.4) |
| Healthy controls | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.513 ± 0.066 | 0.503 ± 0.023 |
Note:—SCP indicates superior cerebellar peduncles; MCP, middle cerebellar peduncles; ++, severely present; +, mildly present; −, absent; ±, equivocal.