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Table 4 The results of the MRI studies (mean (SD))

From: Cognitive dysfunction associated with anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase autoimmunity: a case-control study

 

GADA

Control

p-values

(n = 21)

(n = 19)

 

Total Sheltens’ score†

8.0 (8.9)

4.3 (4.2)

0.61

PVH†

1.3 (2.2)

0.6 (1.2)

0.96

WMH†

3.3 (4.9)

1.0 (2.4)

0.24

BGH†

3.1 (2.5)

2.3 (2.1)

0.59

ITF†

0.2 (0.4)

0.4 (0.8)

0.85

VBM

   

GMV

577 (59.9)

554 (66.6)

0.26

WMV

541.3 (80.5)

505.2 (46.0)

0.09

TIV

1365 (160.8)

1298 (104.1)

0.12

WM ratio (WM/TIV)

0.40 (0.02)

0.39 (0.02)

0.34

GM ratio (GM/TIV)

0.42 (0.04)

0.43 (0.03)

0.90

  1. Abbreviations: GADA glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody, PVH periventricular hyperintensities, WMH white matter hyperintensities, BGH basal ganglia hyperintensities, ITF infratentorial foci, VBM voxel-based morphometry, GMV gray matter volume, WMV white matter volume, TIV total intracranial volume, WM ratio white matter ratio, GM ratio gray matter ratio.
  2. † Mann-Whitney U test.
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