Table 1.
Demographic, clinical and neuropsychological characteristics in multiple sclerosis patients with positive and negative diagnosis of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI)
| |
All patients |
CCSVI positive |
CCSVI negative |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
|
number = 64 |
number = 45 |
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| Median | Mean | SD | Range | Mean z | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age |
48 |
47.3 |
9.8 |
25 - 66 |
--- |
46.8 |
9.0 |
47.6 |
10.4 |
| Education |
16 |
16.0 |
2.3 |
12 - 20 |
--- |
15.8 |
2.3 |
16.1 |
2.3 |
| Male/female |
38/72 |
|
--- |
27/38 |
11/34 |
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| Disease duration in years |
9 |
10.5 |
8.2 |
01 - 41 |
--- |
10.6 |
8.5 |
10.5 |
8.1 |
| Disease course: RR/SP/PP |
79/23/07 |
|
--- |
48/13/03 |
31/10/04 |
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| EDSS |
2.5 |
3.3 |
1.9 |
0 - 7.5 |
--- |
3.2 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
2.0 |
| Beck Depression Inventory Fast Screen |
1 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
0 - 16 |
--- |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
| Symbol Digit Modalities Test |
53 |
53.5 |
11.7 |
9 - 74 |
−0.62 |
54.9 |
12.0 |
51.5 |
11.3 |
| Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test |
48 |
44.3 |
13.8 |
0 - 60 |
−0.41 |
45.5 |
12.6 |
42.7 |
15.6 |
| CVLT2Total Learning |
55 |
54.0 |
11.1 |
23 - 87 |
0.37 |
55.3 |
12.4 |
52.1 |
8.6 |
| CVLT2Delayed Recall |
12 |
11.5 |
3.2 |
2 - 16 |
0.17 |
11.7 |
3.5 |
11.1 |
2.7 |
| BVMTR Total Learning |
23 |
22.1 |
6.7 |
4 - 34 |
−0.32 |
22.9 |
6.8 |
20.9 |
6.6 |
| BVMTR Delayed Recall |
9 |
8.6 |
2.4 |
1 - 12 |
−0.63 |
9.0 |
2.3 |
7.9 |
2.5 |
| Controlled Oral Word Association Test |
37 |
39.1 |
10.9 |
14 - 64 |
0.26 |
39.6 |
11.1 |
38.0 |
10.7 |
| Judgment of Line Orientation Test |
26 |
24.9 |
3.9 |
12 - 30 |
−0.59 |
25.6 |
3.4 |
24.0 |
4.6 |
| DKEFS Sorting Correct Sorts |
11 |
10.7 |
2.2 |
3 - 15 |
−0.07 |
10.7 |
2.3 |
10.7 |
2.0 |
| DKEFS Sorting Description Score | 40 | 40.3 | 8.7 | 10 - 58 | -0.04 | 40.4 | 9.2 | 40.1 | 7.9 |
BVMTR, Brief Visuospatial Memory Test, Revised, CVLT2, California Verbal Learning Test, 2nd edition, DKEFS, Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System, EDSS, Expanded disability status scale, PP, Primary progressive, RR, Relapsing-remitting, SP, Secondary progressive, SD standard deviation.