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Table 2 Distribution of affected brain areas in both groups (n, %)

From: Cognitive impairment and depression in patients with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis depending on age and neuroimaging findings

The affected area

Group A (n = 48)

Group B (n = 58)

p

Frontal lobe

31 (65)

42 (72)

0.3861

Temporal lobe

29 (60)

25 (43)

0.0759

Parietal lobe

11 (24)

30 (52)

0.0024

Occipital lobe

0 (0)

3 (5)

0.1099

Corpus callosum

30 (64)

43 (74)

0.1977

Brain atrophy

10 (21)

26 (45)

0.0094

Periventricular zone

44 (92)

55 (96)

0.5142

Cerebellum

27 (56)

31 (53)

0.7730

Brainstem

19 (39)

25 (43)

0.7143

Frontal lobe + brain atrophy

7 (15)

20 (36)

0.0193

Frontal lobe + corpus callosum

22 (46)

20 (36)

0.2343

Temporal lobe + corpus callosum

21 (44)

23 (40)

0.6702

Parietal lobe + corpus callosum

13 (27)

19 (34)

0.5264

Temporal lobe + parietal lobe

15 (31)

11 (19)

0.1434

Frontal lobe + temporal lobe + parietal lobe

10 (21)

8 (15)

0.3366

Temporal lobe + brain atrophy

7 (15)

10 (17)

0.7105

Parietal lobe + brain atrophy

9 (19)

15 (26)

0.3838