Absolute brain volumes (cm3) before, during, and after pregnancy
| Subjects | Before Pregnancy | 15 Weeks’ Gestation | 20 Weeks’ Gestation | 25 Weeks’ Gestation | 30 Weeks’ Gestation | 35 Weeks’ Gestation | Before Delivery (Term) | 6 Weeks after Delivery | 24 Weeks after Delivery | 40 Weeks after Delivery | 52 Weeks after Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy group | |||||||||||
| 1 | 1437.4 | 1494.5 | 1494.7 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1089.2 | 1109.7 | 1122.0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 1201.7 | 1245.4 | 1267.4 | 1252.5 | 1260.2 | ||||||
| 4 | 1371.8 | 1383.6 | 1415.1 | 1420.2 | 1415.8 | ||||||
| 5 | 1207.9 | 1237.7 | 1246.2 | 1253.6 | 1244.0 | ||||||
| 6 | 1197.4 | 1195.5 | 1184.0 | 1187.3 | 1172.2 | 1163.0 | 1150.7 | 1180.1 | 1205.7 | ||
| 7 | 1277.5 | 1265.9 | 1255.7 | 1238.0 | 1221.9 | 1268.8 | 1290.5 | ||||
| 8 | 1288.9 | 1247.1 | 1233.5 | 1241.5 | 1208.7 | 1248.3 | 1269.9 | ||||
| 9 | 965.5 | 953.9 | 946.2 | 975.2 | |||||||
| Preeclamptic group | |||||||||||
| 1 | 942.7 | 981.7 | 981.9 | 977.3 | 975.5 | ||||||
| 2* | 1036.2 | 1070.3 | 1080.6 | 1043.1 | |||||||
| 3 | 999.9 | 1027.5 | 1037.1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 1274.3 | 1303.9 | 1312.0 | 1315.2 | |||||||
| 5 | 1183.4 | 1238.7 |
* Patient treated with diuretics.