Table 5:

DTI measures of white matter pathways in pediatric CIS-baseline MRI

MCISPCISWOEPCISWE
PatientsControlsP ValuePatientsControlsP ValuePatientsControlsP Value
CC
    Mean ADC (± SD)0.87 (0.086)0.84 (0.073).460.95 (0.11)0.89 (0.056).101.01 (0.12)1.02 (0.093).67
    Mean FA (± SD)0.53 (0.042)0.56 (0.033).200.55 (0.030)0.58 (0.049).150.56 (0.059)0.55 (0.039).87
CP
    Mean ADC (± SD)0.72 (0.062)0.72 (0.056).750.74 (0.060)0.73 (0.048).190.80 (0.044)0.79 (0.030).61
    Mean FA (± SD)0.55 (0.032)0.59 (0.040).045a0.59 (0.052)0.60 (0.063).670.60 (0.073)0.60 (0.059).97
PLIC
    Mean ADC (± SD)0.72 (0.058)0.71 (0.051).680.73 (0.063)0.72 (0.053).330.76 (0.030)0.76 (0.036).77
    Mean FA (± SD)0.53 (0.013)0.56 (0.041).0670.57 (0.053)0.58 (0.052).660.59 (0.087)0.60 (0.039).65
LAF
    Mean ADC (± SD)0.78 (0.051)0.73 (0.051).018a0.79 (0.057)0.77 (0.051).330.84 (0.038)0.84 (0.035).73
    Mean FA (± SD)0.45 (0.021)0.46 (0.037).410.46 (0.018)0.49 (0.039).041a0.47 (0.083)0.46 (0.051).65
  • Note:—CP indicates cerebral peduncle; CC, corpus callosum.

  • a Statistically significant.