TABLE 3

BPND Values in Each ROI

Median (interquartile range) for:
ROIHealthy subjects (n = 12)DLB patients (n = 11)P
Ch1: hippocampus0.15 (0.04)0.10 (0.08)0.2954
Ch4
 ACC (BA 24, 32)0.17 (0.09)0.07 (0.10)0.0006*
 Posterior cingulate cortex (BA 23)0.15 (0.07)0.06 (0.14)0.0074
 Prefrontal cortex (BA 11, 12, 9, 44, 45, 46, 47)0.19 (0.08)0.17 (0.13)0.8777
 Motor and premotor cortices (BA 4, 6, 8)0.14 (0.07)0.10 (0.11)0.0110
 Occipital cortex (BA 18)0.05 (0.09)0.02 (0.06)0.1962
 Superior parietal cortex (BA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7)0.09 (0.04)0.02 (0.05)0.0015*
 Inferior parietal cortex (BA 39, 40, 43)0.17 (0.06)0.07 (0.12)0.0023*
 Temporal cortex (BA 20, 21, 22, 41, 42)0.08 (0.07)0.05 (0.06)0.0150
Ch5: thalamus0.45 (0.09)0.14 (0.13)0.0003*
Striatum2.59 (0.80)1.43 (0.85)0.0042*
  • * BPND values for DLB patients were significantly lower than those for healthy subjects (Mann–Whitney U test; P < 0.0045).