Table 5: 3rd MRI - number of patients (%).
|
All the patients n = 13 |
With sequelae n = 7 |
Without sequelae n = 6 |
Difference between the 2 groups: Statistical significance |
Bilateral lesions |
6 (46) |
4 (57) |
2 (33) |
NS |
Asymmetrical lesions |
10 (77) |
5 (71) |
5 (83) |
NS |
Mean number of lesions |
2,4 |
3,9 |
0,7 |
NS |
Cortical lesion |
2 (15) |
2 (29) |
0 (0) |
NS |
Lesions of the sub-cortical white matter |
2 (15) |
1 (14) |
1 (17) |
NS |
Lesions of the deep and periventricular white matter |
2 (15) |
1 (14) |
1 (17) |
NS |
Localisation of the lesions |
|
|
|
|
Frontal |
3 (23) |
2 (29) |
1 (17) |
NS |
Temporal |
2 (15) |
2 (29) |
0 (0) |
NS |
Parietal |
2 (15) |
2 (29) |
0 (0) |
NS |
Occipital |
1 (8) |
1 (14) |
0 (0) |
NS |
Insula |
1 (8) |
1 (14) |
0 (0) |
NS |
Thalamus |
1 (8) |
1 (14) |
0 (0) |
NS |
Basal ganglia |
2 (15) |
2 (29) |
0 (0) |
NS |
Caudate nucleus |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
|
Putamen and globus pallidus |
2 (15) |
2 (29) |
0 (0) |
NS |
Brainstem |
1 (8) |
1 (14) |
0 (0) |
NS |
Midbrain |
1 (8) |
1 (14) |
0 (0) |
NS |
Pons |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
|
Medulla oblongata |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
|
Cerebral peduncles |
3 (23) |
1 (14) |
2 (33) |
NS |
Corpus callosum |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
|
Internal capsule |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
|
Cerebellum |
1 (8) |
1 (14) |
0 (0) |
NS |
Cerebellar peduncles |
1 (8) |
1 (14) |
0 (0) |
NS |
Spinal cord |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
|
Optic nerves |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
|
Enhancement after gadolinium injection* |
2/8 (25) |
2/5 (40) |
0/3 (0) |
NS |
Restricted diffusion |
1 (8) |
1 (14) |
0 (0) |
NS |
T1 hyposignal |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
|
Abreviation: NS = not significative. *: There was no gadolinium injection for 5 patients; †: Diffusion weighted images were not realized for 1 patient.