Table 2

T1 and T2 lesion loads, average lesion MTR and brain volumes from patients with multiple sclerosis with and without cognitive impairment

Unimpaired Impaired p Value*
Median T2 lesion load (range) (ml) 8.4 (2.4–18.4)38.4 (4.7–73.6)0.002
Median T1 lesion load (range) (ml) 1.4 (0.1–6.2) 6.7 (1.2–47.2)0.01
T1/T2 ratio 0.12 (0.03–0.34) 0.38 (0.06–0.71)0.03
Average lesion MTR (SD) (%)35.1 (2.0)32.1 (3.0)0.006
  • For statistical analysis, see text.