Table 3.
Baseline measures of executive functioning divided by concomitant medication and anticonvulsive medication.
| Concomitant medication | No concomitant medication | Anticonvulsive medication | No anticonvulsive medication | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multitasking test – MTTTIC | 14.3 (15.5) | 24.4 (23.8) | 12.0 (13.6) | 23.2 (21.7) |
| Paired Associates Learning | ||||
| PALTEA8 | 17.2 (8.7) | 23.8 (9.4) | 19.0 (8.3) | 19.2 (10.6) |
| PALTEA28 | 27.6 (18.3) | 38.8 (14.0) | 32.0 (18.0) | 29.6 (18.0) |
| Stop Signal Task – SSTSSRT | 255.1 (49.9) | 261.2 (54.8) | 259.9 (51.8.) | 253.5 (50.6) |
| Spatial working memory | ||||
| SWMS | 7.8 (3.5) | 6.3 (2.6) | 8.1 (3.4) | 8.5 (3.1) |
| SWMBE8 | 10.3 (8.2) | 10.6 (5.3) | 11.7 (7.4) | 9.0 (7.4) * |
| Composite score | -0.10 (0.8) | 0.24 (0.30) | 0.0 (0.8) | 0.00 (0.57) |
Results are expressed as mean (SD). Valid percentages displayed (missing data excluded). Lower values indicate higher performance for all measures. *A significant difference was found for spatial working memory (SWMBE8) between patients using anticonvulsive medication and patients not using anticonvulsive medication (p < 0.05).