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Table 7 Comparison of thalamic volume, putamen, and hippocampus between MS and mimics patients

From: Diffusion tensor imaging and voxel-based morphometry in differentiating multiple sclerosis and its mimics

Variables

MS (n = 31)

Mimics (n = 27)

P value

Thalamic volume

8.40 ± 2.25

9.59 ± 1.60

0.028

Putamen

7.12 ± 1.50

7.47 ± 1.16

0.331

Caudate

6.26 ± 1.65

6.75 ± 0.89

0.175

Hippocampus

6.53 ± 1.35

6.94 ± 1.27

0.241

  1. Bold font indicates statistical significant result
  2. Data were expressed as mean ± SD. All volumes are presented in cm3. MS multiple sclerosis, n numbers
  3. An Independent sample T-test was used to compare the mean difference between groups