Table 1.
Studies investigating the correlation between neuropsychological test scores and CTG repeat expansion size in DM1.
Authors* | Number of patients | Tests | Main conclusion |
Turnpenny et al. [34] | 55 | WAIS (short version). | Increase in repeat size associated with lower IQ. |
Damian et al. [10] | 28 | Neuropsychological test battery†. | Large repeat size (>1000) associated with cognitive impairment. |
Jaspert et al. [33] | 14 | MMSE, MWT-B, Progressive matrices. | Large repeat size (> 1000) associated with cognitive impairment. |
Rubinsztein et al. [9] | 36 | MMSE, NART, Progressive matrices. | Mild DM1 associated with impaired memory function. |
Perini et al. [25] | 17 | WAIS | CTG correlates with total IQ and non-verbal IQ. |
Marchini et al. [13] | 24 | WAIS | CTG correlates with all IQ measures and short-term memory (Digit span). |
Steyaert et al. [14] | 24 | WISC | CTG correlates with IQ in childhood type of DM1. |
Meola et al. [8] | 19 | Neuropsychological test battery.† | No correlation between CTG repeat size and test performance. |
Modoni et al. [24] | 70 | Neuropsychological test battery.† | No correlation between CTG repeat size and test performance. |
* Referred articles are presented in the reference section.
† Batteries including tests aimed to measure a wide variety of neuropsychological functions. WAIS = Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; MMSE = Mini Mental State Examination; MWT-B = Mehrfach- Wahl-Wortschatz-Test; NART = National Adult Reading Test; WISC = Wechslers Adult Intelligence Scale for Children.