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Table 3 Patterns of diffusion-weighted imaging abnormalities in the two outcome groups

From: Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for predicting the clinical outcome of comatose survivors after cardiac arrest: a cohort study

Pattern

Favourable outcome (n = 13)

Unfavourable outcome (n = 26)

Normal*

10 (77)

4 (15)

Cortex

0 (0)

1 (7)

Deep grey nuclei

2 (15)

1 (7)

Cortex and deep grey nuclei*

1 (8)

20 (77)

  1. The data are given in numbers (percentages) of patients.
  2. Deep grey nuclei include caudate nucleus, putamen, and thalamus in this study.
  3. *There were significant differences (Fisher's exact test, P < 0.001) in the number of patients with normal findings or mixed cortex and deep grey nuclei injuries between the two groups. Other comparisons were non-significant between the groups.
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