Table 3.
Changes in MMSE subscale scores from before to after TSS treatment for 8 weeks.
| Baseline mean ± SD |
8 weeks mean ± SD |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation to time | 3.5 ± 1.6 | 3.1 ± 2.1 | 0.414 |
| Orientation to place | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 4.5 ± 0.5 | 0.025 |
| Registration | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 1.000 |
| Attention | 3.5 ± 1.6 | 3.4 ± 1.6 | 0.655 |
| Recall | 1.0 ± 1.2 | 1.0 ± 0.9 | 0.891 |
| Naming | 2.0 ± 0.0 | 2.0 ± 0.0 | 1.000 |
| Repetition | 0.9 ± 0.4 | 1.0 ± 0.0 | 0.317 |
| Auditory comprehension/command | 2.8 ± 0.5 | 3.0 ± 0.0 | 0.157 |
| Reading comprehension | 1.0 ± 0.0 | 1.0 ± 0.0 | 1.000 |
| Sentence construction | 1.0 ± 0.0 | 1.0 ± 0.0 | 1.000 |
| Constructional praxis | 0.9 ± 0.4 | 0.9 ± 0.4 | 1.000 |
MMSE: Mini Mental State Examination; SD: standard deviation.