Table 2 |
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Global brain volumes |
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| Global brain volumes |
Control groupa (n = 18) |
EOS groupa (n = 18) |
Group difference (%) |
t |
p Value |
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| Whole brain (ml) |
1,325.7 (106.4) |
1,290.0 (47.4) |
2.7 (Control > EOS) |
1.302 |
0.205 |
| Grey matter (ml) |
657.2 (60.4) |
621.3 (29.5) |
5.5 (Control > EOS) |
2.271 |
0.032 |
| White matter (ml) |
496.5 (46.9) |
476.9 (19.7) |
3.9 (Control > EOS) |
1.638 |
0.115 |
| CSF (ml) |
172.0 (20.3) |
191.8 (21.9) |
11.5 (EOS > Control) |
-2.813 |
0.008 |
| Grey matter/whole brain ratio |
0.50 (0.01) |
0.48 (0.02) |
4.0 (Control > EOS) |
2.814 |
0.009 |
| White matter/whole brain ratio |
0.37 (0.01) |
0.37 (0.01) |
0 |
1.314 |
0.199 |
| CSF/whole brain ratio |
0.13 (0.02) |
0.15 (0.01) |
15.4 (EOS > Control) |
-3.507 |
0.001 |
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aValues are given as the mean (SD). CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; EOS, early onset schizophrenia; SD, standard deviation. | |||||
Yoshihara et al. Annals of General Psychiatry 2008 7:25 doi:10.1186/1744-859X-7-25 |
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