Research Article

Change of Neural Connectivity of the Red Nucleus in Patients with Striatocapsular Hemorrhage: A Diffusion Tensor Tractography Study

Table 2

Results of diffusion tensor imaging parameters of the connectivity of the red nucleus.

HemisphereGroup AGroup Bp value

FA
 Affected0.40 (0.03)0.39 (0.04)0.654
 Unaffected0.41 (0.02)0.43 (0.03)0.086
 Ratio (unaffected/affected)1.03 (0.06)1.09 (0.08)0.031
MD
 Affected0.98 (0.09)1.04 (0.10)0.101
 Unaffected0.90 (0.05)0.92 (0.08)0.715
 Ratio (unaffected/affected)0.93 (0.08)0.89 (0.10)0.221
TV
 Affected1338.1 (635.2)1113.3 (606.2)0.305
 Unaffected1604.1 (560.9)1975.6 (772.8)0.140
 Ratio (unaffected/affected)1.32 (0.44)1.94 (0.85)0.019

Values represent mean ± standard deviation, FA: fractional anisotropy, MD: mean diffusivity, and TV: tract volume.
p < 0.05.