Fractional anisotropy index
FA | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Control Participant | Mean −1 SD | Mean −2 SD | ||||||||||
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Mean | SD | ROI | T2 | Mean | SD | ROI | T2 | Mean | SD | ROI | T2 | Mean | SD | |||
PLIC-l | 0.76 | 0.05 | 9 | 0 | 0.68 | 0.06 | 9 | 1 | 0.73 | 0.10 | 9 | 1 | 0.76 | 0.02 | 0.75 | 0.73 |
PLIC-r | 0.72 | 0.06 | 8 | 0 | 0.65 | 0.06 | 9 | 1 | 0.75 | 0.04 | 9 | 1 | ||||
CSO-l | 0.56 | 0.08 | 29 | 0 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 36 | 1 | 0.50 | 0.06 | 51 | 0 | 0.54 | 0.05 | 0.48 | 0.43 |
CSO-r | 0.57 | 0.07 | 25 | 0 | 0.32 | 0.13 | 38 | 1 | 0.48 | 0.07 | 52 | 0 | ||||
FWM-l | 0.36 | 0.10 | 62 | 0 | 0.37 | 0.10 | 80 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.09 | 100 | 0 | 0.38 | 0.04 | 0.34 | 0.31 |
FWM-r | 0.37 | 0.10 | 80 | 0 | 0.38 | 0.09 | 103 | 0 | 0.38 | 0.11 | 105 | 0 | ||||
PWM-l | 0.33 | 0.09 | 85 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 160 | 1 | 0.39 | 0.07 | 112 | 0 | 0.40 | 0.02 | 0.38 | 0.35 |
PWM-r | 0.31 | 0.11 | 75 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 206 | 1 | 0.40 | 0.08 | 158 | 0 | ||||
TWM-l | 0.44 | 0.08 | 93 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 91 | 1 | 0.40 | 0.07 | 100 | 0 | 0.47 | 0.03 | 0.43 | 0.40 |
TWM-r | 0.42 | 0.10 | 113 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 94 | 1 | 0.41 | 0.08 | 130 | 0 | ||||
OWM-l | 0.47 | 0.10 | 90 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 77 | 1 | 0.46 | 0.10 | 69 | 0 | 0.46 | 0.04 | 0.42 | 0.38 |
OWM-r | 0.44 | 0.11 | 71 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 85 | 1 | 0.44 | 0.13 | 96 | 0 | ||||
GCC-l | 0.66 | 0.13 | 24 | 0 | 0.68 | 0.12 | 22 | 0 | 0.69 | 0.12 | 21 | 0 | 0.72 | 0.07 | 0.66 | 0.59 |
GCC-r | 0.75 | 0.10 | 18 | 0 | 0.64 | 0.13 | 20 | 0 | 0.67 | 0.10 | 26 | 0 | ||||
SCC-l | 0.72 | 0.10 | 28 | 0 | 0.21 | 0.03 | 16 | 1 | 0.79 | 0.15 | 27 | 0 | 0.78 | 0.05 | 0.73 | 0.68 |
SCC-r | 0.76 | 0.06 | 20 | 0 | 0.20 | 0.02 | 18 | 1 | 0.81 | 0.08 | 19 | 0 | ||||
ALIC-l | 0.53 | 0.13 | 11 | 0 | 0.49 | 0.09 | 13 | 0 | 0.38 | 0.06 | 16 | 1 | 0.54 | 0.06 | 0.48 | 0.43 |
ALIC-r | 0.62 | 0.08 | 9 | 0 | 0.60 | 0.12 | 8 | 0 | 0.43 | 0.04 | 12 | 1 |
Note.—FA indicates fractional anisotropy; ROI, region of interest; T2, T2 value on T2-weighted MR images; -l, on the left side; -r, on the right side; PLIC, posterior limb of the internal capsule; CSO, centrum semiovale; FWM, frontal white matter; PWM, parietal white matter; TWM, temporal white matter; OWM, occipital white matter; GCC, genu corporis callosi; SCC, splenium corporis callosi; ALIC, anterior limb of the internal capsule. Fractional anisotropy values for three patients with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, indicated as mean values and intra-region of interest SDs (inter-pixel SDs), are compared with those of seven age-matched normal control participants, indicated as mean values and inter-region of interest SDs. Values shown on light gray background are between 1 and 2 SDs of the mean, and values shown on dark gray background are >2 SDs of the mean, compared with values for normal control participants. T2 values are either 0 for T2-weighted images without evidence of demyelination in the specific region or 1 for T2-weighted images with evidence of demyelination.