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Table 1 ADC values of ROI covering the hippocampus and the dentate gyrus with corresponding volume changes in hippocampus

From: Increase in hippocampal water diffusion and volume during experimental pneumococcal meningitis is aggravated by bacteremia

 

ADC hippocampus

ADC dentate gyrus

Volume (mm3) hippocampus

Uninfected controls

71.6

71.4

12.1

[70.0-73.0]

[67.5-74.2]

[11.0-12.9]

Meningitis

82.7

69.6

14.3

[74.7-89.1]*

[65.2-80.7]

[13.2-15.8]*

Meningitis, early onset bacteremia

93.8

72.3

15.8

[80.1-128.7]*,**

[66.1-82.1]

[13.7-18.1 ]*,**

Meningitis, attenuated bacteremia

75.7

70.8

11.8

 

[71.8-82.2]

[67.5-74.5]

[10.4-14.1]

  1. Data are presented as medians with quartiles.
  2. Measurents of ROI, ADC and volume were performed on 2 coronal slices.
  3. *p < 0.05 compared to the uninfected control group.
  4. **p < 0.05 compared to the attenuated bacteremia group, Kruskal-Wallis test and Dunn’s post test.