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. 2011 Sep 16;220(2):293–301. doi: 10.1007/s00213-011-2484-0

Table 2.

Difference scores from placebo for parameters of the Sternberg memory scanning test and DSST

Treatment N ΔSDLP Sternberg memory scanning DSST
RT Errors (%)
Zolpidem (20 mg) 30 +10.41a 0.713** 0.344 −0.623**
Alprazolam (1 mg) 18 +9.62a 0.510* 0.391 N/D
Zolpidem (10 mg) 30 +3.35a 0.333 0.256 0.034
Diphenhydramine (50 mg, day 1) 48 +2.74a 0.156 0.412** N/D
Oxycodone/paracetamol (10/650 mg) 18 +1.87 0.375 0.276 N/D
Diphenhydramine (50 mg, day 4) 48 +1.56a 0.050 −0.093 N/D
Alcohol (BAC = 0.05%) 29 +1.03a 0.261 0.050 −0.070
Bromfenac (50 mg) 18 +0.51 −0.071 0.247 N/D
Levocetirizine (5 mg, day 4) 48 +0.46 0.055 −0.225 N/D
Zaleplon (10 mg) 30 −0.45 0.308 −0.300 −0.267
Zaleplon (20 mg) 30 +0.43 0.326 −0.106 −0.148
Levocetirizine (5 mg, day 1) 48 +0.22 0.046 −0.155 N/D
Oxycodone/paracetamol (5/325 mg) 18 −0.65 0.349 0.313 N/D
Bromfenac (25 mg) 18 −0.66 0.193 0.113 N/D
Overall 491 +2.09 0.435** 0.150** −0.396**
N = 431 N = 431 N = 149

RT reaction time, SDLP standard deviation of lateral position, DSST digit symbol substitution test, N number of subjects, N/D test was not included in test battery

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01; significance of correlation

aSDLP differed significantly from placebo