A volumetric magnetic resonance imaging study in migraine

Table 3 Comparison between patients and control groups as regards segmental brain volumetry (mm³) and thickness (mm) parameters

	Patients group (n = 25)		Control group (n = 25)		Independent t-test
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t	P-value
Brain stem volume	18,889.66	2076.85	21,542.80	3296.72	− 3.405	0.001**
Left cerebellar volume	59,733.59	5961.32	69,882.37	9922.14	− 4.384	< 0.001**
Right cerebellar volume	59,593.91	5603.56	70,001.30	9866.33	− 4.586	< 0.001**
Left caudate and putamen	7863.20	999.08	8732.90	843.12	− 3.326	0.002*
Right caudate and putamen	7948.74	949.98	8883.68	909.17	− 3.555	0.001**
Left thalamus volume	7006.94	821.16	8458.20	985.53	− 5.657	< 0.001**
Right thalamus volume	6667.95	677.12	8185.10	1148.66	− 5.689	< 0.001**
Left hippocampus volume	3562.09	416.73	4167.36	438.15	− 5.005	< 0.001**
Right hippocampus volume	3712.36	424.28	4306.22	503.63	− 4.509	< 0.001**
Left amygdala volume	1306.73	178.70	1611.09	199.97	− 5.675	< 0.001**
Right amygdala volume	1435.52	262.29	1838.46	240.20	− 5.665	< 0.001**
Left cingulate thickness	2.55	0.14	2.55	0.14	− 0.117	0.908
Right cingulate thickness	2.53	0.16	2.58	0.15	− 1.093	0.280
Left frontal lobe thickness	2.60	0.16	2.57	0.16	0.717	0.477
Right frontal lobe thickness	2.57	0.16	2.57	0.15	0.091	0.928
Right postcentral thickness	2.02	0.13	2.05	0.13	− 0.912	0.366
Left postcentral thickness	2.03	0.13	2.08	0.13	− 1.331	0.189
Right superior parietal thickness	2.12	0.15	2.17	0.16	− 1.107	0.274
Left superior parietal thickness	2.15	0.14	2.17	0.16	− 0.445	0.658