Table 2 Frequency (percentage) of echogenicity of different areas in patients participating in the study
Variables | Control | ADHD | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hypoecho | Isoecho | Hyperecho | Hypoecho | Isoecho | Hyperecho | ||
Echogenicity of substantia nigra nuclei | 0 (0) | 21 (72.4) | 13 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 8 (27.6) | 26 (66.7) | < 0.001 |
Echogenicity of thalamic nuclei | 32 (55.2) | 2 (20) | 0 (0) | 26 (44.8) | 8 (80) | 0 (0) | 0.04 |
Echogenicity of caudate nucleus | 0 (0) | 32 (51.6) | 2 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 30 (44.8) | 4 (66.7) | 0.67 |
Echogenicity of putamen nucleus | 0 (0) | 32 (50) | 2 (50) | 0 (0) | 32 (50) | 2 (50) | 1.00 |
Echogenicity of raphe nucleus | 4 (66.7) | 12 (48) | 16 (45.7) | 2 (33.4) | 13 (52) | 19 (54.3) | 0.63 |