highly significantp < 0.001
The anterior limb of the internal capsule (ALIC) demonstrated a highly significant difference on the ipsilateral side, with a mean FA of 0.39 ± 0.013 in cases compared to 0.23 ± 0.013 in controls (t = 3.82, p < 0.001), suggesting disruption of frontotemporal connectivity pathways often affected in TLE.