Characteristics of patients and control subjects
| In Vivo MR Imaging Study | Postmortem MR Imaging Study | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | Controls | Patients | Controls | |
| Total no. subjects | 7 | 14 | 15a,b | 5c |
| Age range (yr) | 6–16.7 | 9.3–26.3 | 8.5–52 | 12–68 |
| Median age (yr) | 10 | 17.1 | 15.3 | 24.2 |
| No. subjects, | ||||
| MTR | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 |
| ADC | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 |
| FA | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 |
| MRS | 7 | 14 | n.d. | n.d. |
a Two of these had MR imaging 3 and 9 months before death.
b In 1 of these, a brain MR image was obtained in fresh and formalin-fixed state.
c In all 5, a brain MR image was obtained in fresh and formalin-fixed state.