Table 5 Neuroradiological structure and WMH scores (Scheltens scale) of CD prior to treatment (baseline), after surgical remission and sex- and age-matched NFA subjects.
From: Detrimental effects of hypercortisolism on brain structure and related risk factors
NFA (n = 14) | CD baseline (n = 14) | CDin remission (n = 14) | P value CD baseline versus NFA | P value CD baseline versus in remission | |
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Neuroradiological structure | |||||
Hippocampal height (mm) | 8.61 ± 0.74 | 6.52 ± 0.92 | 6.98 ± 0.59 | 0.000 | 0.047 |
Width of temporal horn (mm) | 2.41 ± 0.61 | 3.32 ± 0.87 | 3.13 ± 0.54 | 0.003 | 0.502 |
Uncotemporal index | 0.1885 ± 0.0187 | 0.1962 ± 0.0219 | 0.2064 ± 0.0133 | 0.329 | 0.173 |
SFR | 0.0184 ± 0.0039 | 0.0331 ± 0.0084 | 0.0320 ± 0.0151 | 0.000 | 0.736 |
FFR | 0.0259 ± 0.0117 | 0.0321 ± 0.0089 | 0.0287 ± 0.0094 | 0.000 | 0.406 |
BFR | 0.2851 ± 0.0125 | 0.3067 ± 0.0212 | 0.3052 ± 0.0198 | 0.004 | 0.678 |
BCR | 0.0756 ± 0.0148 | 0.0889 ± 0.0173 | 0.0817 ± 0.0103 | 0.038 | 0.024 |
Third ventricle width (mm) | 3.11 ± 0.81 | 4.95 ± 1.31 | 4.21 ± 1.09 | 0.000 | 0.002 |
WMH score (Scheltens scale) | |||||
Frontal lobe | 0 (0) | 0 (2.25) | 0 (1.25) | 0.058 | 0.257 |
Parietal lobe | 0 (1) | 0 (4) | 0 (1) | 0.034 | 0.027 |
Temporal lobe | 0 (0) | 0 (3.25) | 0 (0.25) | 0.042 | 0.042 |
Occipital lobe | 0 (1) | 0 (1.75) | 0 (1) | 0.168 | 0.084 |
Basal ganglia | 0 (1) | 0 (1.5) | 0 (1) | 0.121 | 0.461 |
Infratentorial region | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.180 | 0.180 |
DWMH | 0.5 (2) | 0.5 (16) | 0 (6) | 0.025 | 0.048 |
PVH | 0 (2) | 1 (7.25) | 0 (3) | 0.037 | 0.017 |