Table 4:

Spearman rank correlation coefficients for neuropsychological results and FA values

RegionMMSE ScoreDigit SpanVerbal Fluency
ForwardBackwardAnimalsVegetables
Corpus callosum, genu0.462−0.1920.272−0.0990.327
Corpus callosum, splenium0.291−0.1360.577*−0.1640.112
Anterior limb internal capsule, L0.482−0.1990.250−0.0440.234
Anterior limb internal capsule, R0.5010.0310.384−0.0110.223
Posterior limb internal capsule, L0.407−0.3430.046−0.0600.348
Posterior limb internal capsule, R0.532−0.2690.2950.1350.201
Orbitofrontal, L0.755*−0.0090.669*−0.1860.410
Orbitofrontal, R0.683*−0.0270.675*−0.1560.323
High frontal, L−0.035−0.4100.2650.1020.147
High frontal, R−0.077−0.4760.1980.0820.235
Parietal, L0.470−0.0580.697*−0.0330.211
Parietal, R0.402−0.1750.588*−0.1530.273
Occipital, L0.2570.1200.480−0.1850.069
Occipital, R0.4480.0400.484−0.0220.301
Temporal, L0.393−0.2890.543*−0.229−0.009
Temporal, R0.172−0.3350.598*−0.290−0.022
All WM areas0.631*−0.1790.795*−0.0790.453
  • Note:—MMSE indicates Mini-Mental State Examination.

  • * <.05 indicates significance.