Outcome at 1 year | FA values of the newborns at first examination | |||||||
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Centrum semiovale | PLIC | Genu of CC | Splenium of CC | OWM | Optic radiation | |||
Right | Left | Right | Left | |||||
Normal outcome (17) | 0.27 ± 0.02 | 0.28 ± 0.03 | 0.45 ± 0.02 | 0.46 ± .02 | 0.54 ± 0.02 | 0.56 ± 0.02 | 0.23 ± 0.01 | 0.30 ± 0.01 |
Cerebral palsy (16) | 0.18 ± 0.04 | 0.20 ± 0.04 | 0.35–0.03 | 0.36 ± 0.04 | 0.45 ± 0.08 | 0.46 ± 0.09 | 0.22 ± 0.04 | 0.29 ± 0.04 |
Test of significance, p value | Z(MW) = 4.304, p = 0.000* | Z(MW) = 4.022, p = 0.000* | Z(MW) = 4.862, p = 0.000* | Z(MW) = 4.378, p = 0.000* | Z(MW) = 2.937, p = 0.003* | Z(MW) = 3.112, p = 0.002* | Z(MW) = 0.605, p = 0.576 NS | Z(MW) = 0.805, p = 0.455 NS |