Table 5.

Mean and standard deviation (minimum, maximum) of fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) of the selected white matter regions

Variable	ROI site	Patients (n = 33)		Controls (n = 15)		p-values
		Mean ± SD (Min-Max)		Mean ± SD (Min-Max)
		Right	Left	Right	Left	Right	Left
MD	Frontal white matter	0.81 ± 0.08	0.83 ± 0.06	0.75 ± 0.03	0.75 ± 0.02	0.008	0.001
	Internal capsule	0.75 ± 0.04	0.74 ± 0.05	0.68 ± 0.05	0.73 ± 0.05	0.001	0.68
	Cerebellar white matter	0.81 ± 0.08	0.82 ± 0.09	0.68 ± 0.04	0.68 ± 0.05	0.001	0.001
FA	Frontal white matter	0.35 ± 0.13	0.34 ± 0.09	0.62 ± 0.1	0.46 ± 0.07	0.001	0.001
	Internal capsule	0.66 ± 0.06	0.57 ± 0.15	0.73 ± 0.04	0.71 ± 0.07	0.001	0.005
	Cerebellar white matter	0.29 ± 0.08	0.32 ± 0.15	0.47 ± 0.09	0.52 ± 0.12	0.001	0.001