Table 1

 Neuropsychological and volumetric (mm3) measures in control and TBI subjects

Control, mean (SD)TBI, mean (SD)tP value
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid
Memory
    Visual long term recall24.31 (4.00)19.66 (5.92)−2.600.014
    Verbal learning56.25 (5.71)40.81 (9.03)−5.77<0.001
    Verbal long term recall12.94 (1.81)8.31 (2.80)−5.55<0.001
Volumetric measures
    Left hippocampus3259.08 (302.05)2728.75 (437.37)−3.99<0.001
    Right hippocampus3504.19 (283.11)3005.43 (441.42)−3.800.001
    Left caudate nucleus3922.43 (489.32)3989.52 (576.21)0.350.725
    Right caudate nucleus3971.99 (490.08)4076.62 (763.24)0.460.648
    White matter375 271.02 (17 952.47)351 823.08 (19 006.44)−3.580.001
    Grey matter487 612.76 (26 266.89)493 991.11 (22 253.52)0.7410.464
    CSF137 116.22 (14 341.88)154 185.81 (15 938.10)3.180.003
    Frontal white matter128 686.70 (4945.28)121 870.21 (5736.44)−3.600.001
    Frontal grey matter149 049.56 (9472.24)150 108.92 (8100.71)0.340.736
    Frontal CSF47 378.83 (7246.01)49 605.89 (7290.31)0.860.393