Table 1

Association between corticofugal fibres and clinical outcome

M1PMdvSMA
Arm>02.90 (1.41–5.99)3.57 (1.38–9.24)2.00 (1.09–3.68)OR and 95% CI
0.220.180.13R2
0.80 (0.66–0.94)0.76 (0.61–0.91)0.73 (0.58–0.88)AUC and 95% CI
0.96 (0.79, 0.82)0.86 (0.74, 0.84)0.99 (0.79, 0.79)Threshold volume (mL) sensitivity and specificity
Leg>01.75 (1.05–2.94)2.42 (1.09–5.40)1.86 (1.06–3.28)OR and 95% CI
0.180.220.19R2
0.69 (0.52–0.85)0.67 (0.50–0.85)0.66 (0.48–0.84)AUC and 95% CI
1.06 (0.65, 0.75)0.91 (0.59, 0.75)0.99 (0.65, 0.70)Threshold volume (mL) sensitivity and specificity
Modified Rankin>23.22 (1.48–6.97)4.42 (1.41–13.84)2.66 (1.29–5.50)OR and 95% CI
0.310.290.25R2
0.88 (0.79–0.97)0.83 (0.70–0.97)0.82 (0.67–0.97)AUC and 95% CI
1.05 (1.00, 0.77)1.01 (0.80, 0.77)1.00 (0.80, 0.74)Threshold volume (mL) sensitivity and specificity
  • Different metrics of association between corticofugal fibres and outcome were presented for ease of comparison with other studies.

  • AUC, area under the receiver operating characteristics curve; M1, motor cortex; PMdv, dorsal and ventral premotor area; SMA, supplementary motor area.