TABLE 4.
The brain segmental volumes of PHTS and NC participants
| Regions | PHTS (N = 16) mean [SD] (mm3) | NC (N = 16) mean [SD] (mm3) | The rate of PHTS/NC | Cohen’s d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L frontal GM* | 224,188 [51228] | 152,677 [14853] | 1.5 | 1.90 |
| R frontal GM* | 224,635 [51580] | 153,147 [15525] | 1.5 | 1.88 |
| L frontal WM* | 172,724 [42535] | 94,893 [22224] | 1.8 | 2.30 |
| R frontal WM* | 171,055 [48324] | 94,766 [21551] | 1.8 | 2.04 |
| L temporal GM* | 146,811 [33524] | 100,973 [9127] | 1.5 | 1.87 |
| R temporal GM* | 150,217 [33053] | 102,772 [9954] | 1.5 | 1.94 |
| R temporal WM* | 89,378 [22844] | 50,182 [11670] | 1.8 | 2.16 |
| L temporal WM* | 88,367 [22001] | 50,262 [10941] | 1.8 | 2.19 |
| L parietal GM* | 119,193 [26906] | 78,048 [8083] | 1.5 | 2.07 |
| R parietal GM* | 116,213 [22693] | 77,470 [8295] | 1.5 | 2.27 |
| L parietal WM* | 95,691 [24341] | 52,213 [10512] | 1.8 | 2.32 |
| R parietal WM* | 93,707 [19485] | 52,000 [10434] | 1.8 | 2.67 |
| L occipital GM* | 59,739 [11875] | 40,121 [2469] | 1.5 | 2.29 |
| R occipital GM* | 62,060 [16855] | 40,136 [2827] | 1.5 | 1.81 |
| L occipital WM* | 40,882 [12110] | 24,989 [5068] | 1.6 | 1.71 |
| R occipital WM* | 41,521 [9556] | 25,469 [5922] | 1.6 | 2.02 |
| L thalamus* | 10,737 [1716] | 7,432 [982] | 1.4 | 2.36 |
| R thalamus* | 10,746 [1696] | 7,435 [993] | 1.4 | 2.38 |
| L caudate* | 7,281 [1374] | 4,572 [586] | 1.6 | 2.57 |
| R caudate* | 6,967 [1133] | 4,532 [559] | 1.5 | 2.73 |
| L fornix* | 912 [149] | 679 [144] | 1.3 | 1.59 |
| R fornix* | 889 [144] | 663 [142] | 1.3 | 1.58 |
| L globus pallidus* | 1,533 [204] | 1,085 [93] | 1.4 | 2.83 |
| R globus pallidus* | 1,508 [214] | 1,042 [97] | 1.4 | 2.81 |
| L putamen* | 6,312 [1089] | 4,668 [493] | 1.4 | 1.94 |
| R putamen* | 6,491 [1218] | 4,747 [493] | 1.4 | 1.88 |
| L subthalamic nucleus* | 76.4 [15.4] | 54.1 [12.6] | 1.4 | 1.59 |
| R subthalamic nucleus* | 78.1 [19.3] | 53.5 [10.2] | 1.5 | 1.59 |
| Brainstem* | 44,879 [12807] | 30,191 [6386] | 1.5 | 1.45 |
| L cerebellum* | 93,643 [14671] | 71,268 [8632] | 1.3 | 1.86 |
| R cerebellum* | 93,160 [14253] | 71,563 [9119] | 1.3 | 1.81 |
| L lateral ventricle | 9,252 [7632] | 4,154 [2484] | 2.2 | 0.90 |
| R lateral ventricle | 9,156 [6594] | 3,912 [2102] | 2.3 | 1.07 |
| Third ventricle | 2,263 [1395] | 1,223 [749] | 1.9 | 0.93 |
| Fourth ventricle | 2077 [792] | 2,244 [1116] | 0.9 | −0.17 |
| Extracerebral CSF | 564,019 [141386] | 392,396 [100012] | 1.4 | 1.40 |
Abbreviations: CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; GM, gray matter; L, left; NC, neurotypical controls; PHTS, PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome; R, right; SD, standard deviation; WM, white matter.
p < .0005 (two-tailed unpaired t test).