Research Article
The Plasticity of Brain Gray Matter and White Matter following Lower Limb Amputation
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the participants.
| | Patients | HC | value |
| Age (years) | 37.5 ± 13.5 (18–60) | 37.0 ± 12.7 (19–60) | 0.91 | Male : female | 13 : 4 | 13 : 5 | 0.54 | Education level (years) | 9.5 ± 2.7 (6–15) | 9.6 ± 3.3 (5–16) | 0.94 | Age at amputation (years) | 32.9 ± 12.6 (18–59) | — | — | Time since amputation (months) | 71.4 ± 102.4 (7–336) | — | — | MMSE score | 28.0 ± 1.4 (27–30) | 28.4 ± 1.2 (27–30) | 0.37 |
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The data were presented as mean ± SD (range). HC, healthy controls; MMSE, Mini-Mental Status Examination.
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