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. 2013 Jun 3;28(1):13–18.

Table III .

Neuropsychological results - cabergoline group.

Tests Cabergoline L-dopa Wash out Performance change
Memory function
RAVLT
Total words trials 1–5 44.67±7.35 47.02±10.33 45.11±11.02
Long Delay Free Recall 8.45±2.33 9.03±2.48 8.78±2.16

Digit Span forward 5.1±1.22 5.2±1.61 5.0±1.11
  backward 3.6±1.72 3.5±1.21 3.3±0.62

ANOVA
Drug effect n.s.
Test effect p>0.001
Interaction n.s.

Verbal and semantic fluency
Verbal fluency 28.12±8.22 30.54±9.74 27.43±9.63
Semantic fluency 14.54±2.58 15.11±4.79 14.32±3.56

ANOVA
Drug effect n.s.
Test effect p>0.001
Interaction n.s.

Attentional tests
Trail Making A 64.31±23.34 64.45±27.52 66.66±30.11
B 144.5±77.11 150.6±79.83 156.9±81.13
B-A 74.5±58.33 76.2±51.64 83.1±52.33

ANOVA
Drug effect n.s.
Test effect p>0.001
Interaction n.s.

Stroop Test W 98.5±21.32 98.9±20.65 94.5±19.11
C 70.2±17.84 69.23±13.21 66.96±11.52
CW 41.62±8.74 45.44±7.57 38.6±6.61

ANOVA
Drug effect n.s.
Test effect p>0.001
Interaction n.s.

Tower of London 25.83±2.34 28.12±6.88 27.99±1.53

ANOVA
Drug effect n.s.
Test effect p>0.001
Interaction n.s.

Deductive intelligence
Raven Matrices 31.36±6.34 32.67±2.56 30.34±5.23

ANOVA
Drug effect n.s.

Abbreviations: RAVLT=Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test; n.s.=not significant.