Research Article
The Plasticity of Brain Gray Matter and White Matter following Lower Limb Amputation
Table 4
Regions showing significant differences of cortical thickness across the whole brain.
| Region | H | BA | Coordinates | Mean thickness | value | Peak score | Vertex number | | | | Patients | Controls |
| PMC | L | 6 | −41 | 6 | 54 | 2.44 ± 0.40 | 2.81 ± 0.27 | 0.001 | 3.84 | 169 | V1 | R | 17 | 12 | −96 | 4 | 1.68 ± 0.16 | 1.89 ± 0.21 | 0.001 | 3.64 | 167 | TOJ | R | 37 | 43 | −65 | 2 | 2.20 ± 0.15 | 2.45 ± 0.21 | 0.001 | 3.49 | 127 | preCG | R | 4 | 52 | −8 | 43 | 2.62 ± 0.24 | 2.83 ± 0.16 | 0.001 | 3.55 | 108 | V2/V3 | R | 18 | 30 | −95 | 8 | 1.88 ± 0.21 | 2.14 ± 0.19 | 0.001 | 3.52 | 104 | Precuneus | R | N.A. | 16 | −37 | 46 | 2.01 ± 0.17 | 2.22 ± 0.17 | 0.001 | 3.38 | 94 | V1 | L | 17 | −10 | −88 | 6 | 1.42 ± 0.11 | 1.62 ± 0.19 | 0.003 | 3.40 | 89 | IPL | L | 7 | −29 | −71 | 40 | 2.12 ± 0.16 | 2.33 ± 0.16 | 0.001 | 3.76 | 86 | OFC | L | 47 | −46 | 42 | −10 | 1.94 ± 0.21 | 2.14 ± 0.21 | 0.002 | 3.17 | 59 |
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The results were reported at < 0.005 (uncorrected) and vertex number >50. BA, Brodmann Area; H, hemisphere; IPL, inferior parietal lobule; N.A., not available; OFC, orbital frontal cortex; PMC, premotor cortex; preCG, precentral gyrus; TOJ, temporooccipital junction; V1, primary visual cortex; V2/V3, extrastriate visual areas 2/3.
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