Table 4: Correlation between the degree of recovery from prolonged consciousness disorder and variables for 17 patients.
Degree of recovery from PCD | ||
Variable | r (Spearman correlation coefficient) | P values |
Age | -0.39 | 0.13 |
Day of institution admission from injury | -0.29 | 0.26 |
mFAFM at first scanb | 0.40 | 0.11 |
mFAWB at first scan | 0.60 | 0.01 |
VsFA0.2 at first scan | 0.56 | 0.02 |
Difference in mFAFM from first to second scan | -0.24 | 0.35 |
Difference in mFAWB from first to second scan | 0.43 | 0.09 |
Difference in VsFA0.2 from first to second scan | 0.67 | < 0.01 |
mFAFM: mean fractional anisotropy value of the forceps minor; mFAWB: mean fractional anisotropy value for the whole brain; VsFA0.2: number of voxels with a fractional anisotropy value greater than 0.2 in the whole brain.