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Table 5 FDG-PET mean intensity: Cerebrum, Cerebral cortex and Hippocampi. Ipsilateral/Contralateral Ratios: lower ratios indicate greater ipsilateral hypometabolism.

From: 'MRI-negative PET-positive' temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and mesial TLE differ with quantitative MRI and PET: a case control study

 

HS+ve mean (SD) n = 24

p

HS-ve mean (SD) n = 27

p

Between Groups:

Hippocampi

0.86 (0.09)

<0.001

0.95 (0.06)

<0.001

p < 0.001

Cerebrum.

0.98 (0.02)

<0.001

0.97 (0.18)

<0.001

p = 0.107

Cerebral Cortex.

0.98 (0.03)

0.002

0.97 (0.18)

<0.001

p = 0.363

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BMC Neurology

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