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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 12.
Published in final edited form as: Childs Nerv Syst. 2009 Aug 12;25(11):1447–1453. doi: 10.1007/s00381-009-0948-x

Table 2.

Accuracy and time scores on two motor tasks [mean, (standard deviation)]

Accuracy Time


Eyes open Eyes closed Eyes open Eyes closed




Load Load Load Load




No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes
Finger–nose–finger
  Spina bifida 32.6 (5.2) 31.9 (4.8) 29.0 (4.8) 26.8 (5.3) 26.1 (8.0) 28.4 (18.0) 28.8 (8.0) 31.1 (17.5)
  Control 35.8 (4.7) 36.0 (4.1) 32.7 (4.6) 33.3 (4.7) 23.4 (6.3) 25.0 (8.3) 26.9 (10.4) 28.3 (10.1)
Diadochokinesis
  Spina bifida 36.5 (2.9) 36.0 (3.0) 36.7 (2.7) 35.7 (2.6) 22.5 (6.0) 25.1 (9.1) 21.9 (6.0) 26.1 (9.2)
  Controls 39.3 (1.3) 38.4 (1.6) 39.0 (1.4) 38.2 (2.2) 14.7 (5.0) 16.9 (6.0) 15.2 (5.5) 17.6 (6.8)