A PET imaging study of the brain changes of glucose metabolism in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and depressive disorder

Table 3 Left and right paired samples t test results of uptake difference (Z scores of SUV) in TLE with depression group

Brain regions	Left (M ± SD) vs. right (M ± SD)	t	P
Left posterior cingulate gyrus vs. Right posterior cingulate gyrus	− 0.12 ± 0.67 vs. − 0.39 ± 0.65	4.363	0.001
Left medial parietal lobe vs. Right medial parietal lobe	0.19 ± 0.90 vs.− 0.26 ± 0.90	2.741	0.021
Left sensorimotor area vs. Right sensorimotor area	− 0.01 ± 0.79 vs. − 0.37 ± 0.86	2.975	0.014

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