Correlation between dynamics of age-related parameters of transverse size and head index of the cerebellum in mesocephals

The aim of the study was to determine the correlation between the dynamics of age-related parameters of the cerebellum and the value of the brain index in mesocephals according to magnetic resonance imaging. The analysis of the results of a morphometric study of the brain using magnetic resonance imaging of 95 mesocephals (52 men and 43 women), aged 25-29 years and 78-83 years, without diseases and injuries of the central and peripheral nervous system, without a history of alcohol and drug addiction, with a predominance of the right hand (right-handed), as well as the absence of signs of pathology of the brain regions detected during the study. The head index and the transverse size of the cerebellum were determined. The assessment of the head index in the subjects revealed a statistically significant predominance of the width and length indices in men compared to women at a young age (p<0.01). In old age, statistically significant sex differences in the values of these indices were not established, while the trend towards the prevalence of index indicators in men remains (p > 0.05). In men, both in young and old age, there is a statistically significant predominance of the transverse size of the cerebellum in comparison with women (p < 0.01). There is a direct, high correlation between the indicators of the brain index and the transverse size of the cerebellum in both sexes (p = 0.988). The dependence of the features is statistically significant (p < 0.01). The obtained data can serve as a theoretical basis for performing magnetic resonance imaging studies of the brain and planning neurosurgical interventions.

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