Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 4 Volumetric MRI analysis measurements of brain stem in studied subjects (n = 60)

From: Cerebellum and brain stem volume loss in relapsing remission multiple sclerosis by MRI volumetry: relation to neurological disability score and number of relapses

	Group I (case group) n = 30	Group II (control group) n = 30	p value
Medulla oblongata (cm³)
Mean ± SD	3.41 ± 0.25	4.71 ± 0.45	0.041*
Range	(3.09–3.71)	(4.25–5.12)	0.041*
Pons (cm³)
Mean ± SD	12.08 ± 1.35	14.16 ± 1.64	0.039*
Range	(11.42–14.03)	(12.66–16.51)	0.039*
Midbrain (cm³)
Mean ± SD	5.37 ± 0.45	5.97 ± 0.59	0.134
Range	(4.74–5.97)	(5.24–6.33)	0.134
Whole brain stem (cm³)
Mean ± SD	22.17 ± 2.37	25.09 ± 2.58	0.025*
Range	(19.11–25.4)	(22.46–28.10)	0.025*

Data are expressed as mean ± SD, p probability
*Statistically significant (p < 0.05)

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