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CAI symptoms and pain intensity were assessed using the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM), Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT), American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle-hindfoot score, and visual analog scale (VAS). The gray matter volume (GMV) of each voxel was compared between the two groups while controlling for age, sex, weight, and education level. Correlation analysis was performed to identify associations between abnormal GMV regions and the FAAM score, AOFAS score, VAS score, disease duration, and body mass index. Patients with CAI exhibited reduced GMV in the right precentral and postcentral areas, right parahippocampal area, left thalamus, left parahippocampal area, and left postcentral area compared to that of healthy controls. Furthermore, the right parahippocampal (r = 0.642, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.001), left parahippocampal (r = 0.486, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.016), and left postcentral areas (r = 0.521, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.009) were positively correlated with disease duration. The left thalamus was positively correlated with the CAIT score and FAAM activities of daily living score (r = 0.463, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.023 and r = 0.561, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.004, respectively). A significant positive correlation was found between the local GMV of the right and left parahippocampal areas (r = 0.487, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.016 and r = 0.763, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001, respectively) and the AOFAS score. Neural plasticity may occur in the precentral and postcentral areas, parahippocampal area, and thalamus in patients with CAI. 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