TABLE 3.
General cognitive measures
| CD | HV | t | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 30 | 30 | |||
| Processing speed | WAIS-III symbol searcha | 10.13 (2.08) | 10.69 (3.21) | −0.17 | 0.87 |
| WAIS-III Digit Symbol | 10.10 (2.73) | 10.45 (3.56) | −0.48 | 0.94 | |
| Planning | D-K Tower test | 10.15 (4.18) | 9.82 (2.94) | 0.41 | 0.69 |
| Verbal inhibition | D-K Color-Word Interference Inhiba | 9.36 (3.57) | 9.64 (3.52) | −0.11 | 0.91 |
| Inhib/Switcha | 9.51 (3.86) | 9.97 (3.70) | −0.48 | 0.63 | |
| Color naminga | 8.82 (3.37) | 8.67 (3.32) | 0.07 | 0.95 | |
| Word readinga | 8.71 (3.91) | 9.54 (3.28) | −0.96 | 0.34 | |
| Verbal fluency | D-K letter fluency | 10.79 (3.13) | 11.31 (4.56) | −0.59 | 0.56 |
| D-K category fluency | 10.26 (2.84) | 12.02 (4.45) | −2.08 | 0.04 | |
| Language | Boston Naming Test | 45.39 (11.64) | 43.87 (10.64) | 0.58 | 0.57 |
| Visual memory | BVMT learning | 52.74 (13.49) | 52.50 (14.19) | 0.07 | 0.94 |
| BVMT recalla | 41.75 (13.59) | 45.21 (16.19) | −0.65 | 0.5 | |
| Verbal memory | HVLT retentiona | 46.37 (10.71) | 45.59 (13.04) | 0.45 | 0.66 |
| HVLT delayed recalla | 47.44 (8.73) | 44.92 (13.55) | 1.24 | 0.22 | |
| HVLT recognitiona | 49.71 (9.47) | 48.72 (9.63) | 0.36 | 0.72 | |
| WAIS-III Digit Symbol | 10.10 (2.73) | 10.45 (3.56) | −0.48 | 0.94 | |
| Visuospatial function | RBANS JLO, total score | 16.11 (3.24) | 14.68 (3.59) | 1.56 | 0.11 |
| RBANS JLO, z score | 28.20 (18.24) | 28.56 (19.90) | 0.1 | 0.92 |
a
Data were log10-transformed prior to parametric analyses. CD, conversion disorder; HV, healthy volunteers; WAIS, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; D-K, Delis–Kaplan Executive Function System; BVMT, Brief Visuospatial Memory Test; HVLT, Hopkins Verbal Learning Test; RBANS, Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status; JLO, judgment of line orientation.