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

Table 4 Left and right paired samples t test results of uptake difference (Z scores of SUV) in TLE without depression group

Brain regions	Left (M ± SD) vs. Right (M ± SD)	t	P
Left parietal lobe vs. Right parietal lobe	0.94 ± 1.11 vs. 0.50 ± .87647	2.339	0.037
Left temporal lobe vs. Right temporal lobe	1.10 ± 1.24 vs. 0.44 ± 0.73	2.279	0.042
Left frontal lobe vs. Right frontal lobe	0.76 ± 1.02 vs. 0.34 ± 0.75	2.622	0.022
Left occipital lobe vs. Right occipital lobe	0.10 ± 1.36 vs. − 0.24 ± 1.00	2.296	0.040
Left posterior cingulate gyrus vs. Right posterior cingulate gyrus	0.33 ± 0.69 vs. − 0.06 ± 0.60	3.767	0.003
Left medial frontal lobe vs. Right medial frontal lobe	0.41 ± 1.07 vs. − 0.003 ± 0.90	2.590	0.024
Left cerebellum vs. Right cerebellum	− 0.08 ± 0.76 vs. 0.08 ± 0.83	− 2.337	0.038
Left joint mean vs. Right joint mean	0.90 ± 1.08 vs. 0.39 ± 0.74	2.523	0.027

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