TABLE 4:

Spearman rank correlation test between local MTR and functional scores in patients with CISSMS

CorrelationsLocationr ValueP Value
MTR = f(TMTA)Left BA 4−0.789.0011
Right BA 4−0.643.0080
Right BA 40−0.699.0040
Left BA 39/40−0.552.0228
Right thalamus−0.492.0424
Right BA 3/4−0.643.0080
Left BA 3/4−0.746.0021
Left BA 8−0.692.0043
Right lateral sulcul−0.610.0119
Right BA 6−0.507.0367
Body of corpus callosum−0.700.0038
Left cingulum−0.674.0055
Left frontal WM−0.814.0008
Left OF−0.674.0055
Right claustrum−0.668.0059
Right cingulum−0.837.0006
MTR = f(PASAT)Right BA 40.590.0149
Left BA 400.698.0040
Splenium0.599.0136
Right SLF0.631.0093
MTR = f(MSFC)Left BA 400.657.0067
Splenium0.527.0297
Right SLF0.515.0337
Right frontal WM0.676.0053
Anterior corpus callosum0.536.0266
  • Note.—OF indicates occipitofrontal fascicles; WM, white matter.