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Table 5 Quantitative results of the cortical thickness in mm of the right frontal and parietal lobe areas in mm for patients and control groups, Z-scores and P values

From: Brain magnetic resonance imaging surface-based analysis and cortical thickness measurement in relapsing remission multiple sclerosis

Cortex name

Patient (mean ± SD)

Control (mean ± SD)

Z-Score

P value

Right frontal lobe cortical thickness (mm)

Frontal pole

2.4679 ± 0.308

2.7179 ± 0.282

− 0.88

0.37

Superior frontal

2.478 ± 0.120

2.7084 ± 0.119

− 1.93

0.05

Middle frontal

2.2359 ± 0.11

2.4663 ± 0.137

− 1.72

0.08

Lateral orbito-frontal

2.3725 ± 0.169

2.6029 ± 0.153

− 1.51

0.13

Medial orbito-frontal

2.2408 ± 0.153

2.4712 ± 0.169

− 1.36

0.17

Pars opercularis

2.3679 ± 0.110

2.5983 ± 0.163

− 1.41

0.15

Pars triangularis

2.2621 ± 0.129

2.4925 ± 0.188

− 1.22

0.21

Pars orbitalis

2.4106 ± 0.227

2.641 ± 0.165

− 1.4

0.16

Precentral

2.0651 ± 0.123

2.5216 ± 0.119

− 3.85

0.0001

Anterior cingulate

2.4617 ± 0.235

2.7421 ± 0.201

− 1.38

0.16

Paracentral cortex

2.0618 ± 0.141

2.3922 ± 0.148

− 2.23

0.02

Right parietal lobe cortical thickness (mm)

Postcentral

1.5947 ± 0.111

2.0513 ± 0.138

− 3.31

0.0009

Superior parietal

1.9488 ± 0.111

2.1792 ± 0.139

− 1.65

0.09

Inferior parietal

2.2251 ± 0.122

2.4555 ± 0.141

− 1.63

0.1

Supramarginal

2.2555 ± 0.140

2.5055 ± 0.146

− 1.71

0.08

Precuneus

2.1604 ± 0.107

2.3908 ± 0.121

− 1.9

0.05

Posterior cingulate

1.994 ± 0.168

2.4505 ± 0.159

− 3.29

0.0009