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. 2015 Sep 11;12(1):57–64. doi: 10.3988/jcn.2016.12.1.57

Table 3. Changes of cognitive subdomains in the rTMS-COG treatment group.

Group Cognitive domains Changes of scores, mean (SD) p value
Δ immediate after treatment Δ 6 weeks after treatment [B] vs. [6] [B] vs. [12] Time
Treatment Memory 2.00 (2.81) 2.56 (3.05) 0.040* 0.006* 0.054
Language 1.28 (1.53) 1.44 (1.92) 0.004* 0.003* 0.009*
Executive function 0.67 (1.24) 0.56 (1.50) 0.117 0.413 0.995
Mild treatment Memory 1.77 (3.09) 2.69 (3.17) 0.275 0.031* 0.178
Language 1.23 (1.79) 1.23 (1.96) 0.04* 0.019* 0.002*
Executive function 0.92 (1.12) 0.92 (1.50) 0.031* 0.093 0.2
Moderate treatment Memory 2.60 (2.07) 2.20 (3.03) 0.627 0.688 0.397
Language 1.40 (0.55) 2.00 (1.87) 0.243 1.000 0.947
Executive function 0.00 (1.41) 0.40 (1.14) 1.000 0.969 0.084

Repeatitive measures analysis of covariance including age, gender and duration of education as covariates with multiple comparisons with Bonferroni correction.

*p value<0.05.

rTMS-COG: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation with cognitive training, Δ: differences from baseline to at each point, [B]: baseline, [6]: immediately after the end of treatment, [12]: 6 weeks after the end of treatment.