Deep Gray Matter Iron Content in Neuromyelitis Optica and Multiple Sclerosis

Table 4

Associations of EDSS with adjusted magnetic susceptibility values.

	NMO			RRMS
	Globus pallidus	0.077	0.747		0.033	0.839
Nucleus ruber	0.109	0.647		0.245	0.128
Caudate nucleus	0.095	0.692		0.215	0.182
Pulvinar thalami	0.062	0.794		-0.090	0.580
Putamen	0.142	0.550		0.317	0.046
Substantia nigra	0.010	0.967		0.059	0.718
Thalamus	-0.064	0.789		0.120	0.462

 = Spearman’s correlation coefficient;  =  value. Abbreviations: NMO: neuromyelitis optica; RRMS: remittent-relapsing multiple sclerosis.