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. 2017 Aug 28;8:437. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00437

Table 4.

Correlation between FrSBe and cognitive tests.

Tests FrSBe self-ratings
FrSBe family ratings
Apathy Disinhibition Executive dysfunction Total score Apathy Disinhibition Executive dysfunction Total score
Verbal memory
Verbal short-term memory −0.108 −0.04 −0.33 −0.17 0.12 −0.085 −0.14 −0.05
Auditory verbal learning and memory test (learning) −0.1 0.07 −0.05 −0.005 −0.02 0.05 0.05 0.04
Auditory verbal learning and memory test (long-term recall) 0.09 0.20 0.08 0.17 0.05 0.166 0.1 0.1
Logical Memory of the Wechsler Memory test −0.1055 −0.04 −0.24 −0.15 −0.25 −0.23 −0.25 −0.28*
Mean value of verbal memory tests −0.08 0.07 −0.18 −0.03 −0.02 −0.03 −0.08 −0.05

Non-verbal memory
Visual short-term memory −0.086 0.035 −0.17 −0.16 −0.08 −0.1 −0.21 −0.14
Figural learning and memory test (learning) −0.023 0.285* 0.04 0.09 −0.18 0.04 −0.03 −0.05
Figural learning and memory test (long-term recall) 0.033 0.23 0.05 0.08 −0.20 0.02 −0.05 −0.085
Recall of Rey-Taylor complex figure test 0.14 0.05 0.08 0.12 −0.009 0.08 0.04 0.02
Mean value of non-verbal memory tests 0.03 0.16 −0.01 0.01 −0.13 −0.02 −0.07 −0.09

Executive functions
Word fluency task −0.21 −0.06 −0.23 −0.22 −0.09 0.008 −0.14 −0.085
Design fluency task −0.06 −0.0007 −0.17 −0.13 −0.28* −0.21 −0.13 −0.23
Stroop’s color-word test III (mistakes) −0.05 0.01 −0.05 −0.03 0.11 0.21 0.15 0.1
Stroop’s color-word test III (time) −0.19 −0.19 −0.23 −0.19 −0.04 −0.13 −0.09 −0.12
Planning test (number of moves) −0.06 −0.135 −0.1 −0.12 −0.04 −0.21 −0.15 −0.14
Planning test (quality total) −0.02 −0.03 −0.03 −0.05 −0.003 −0.2 −0.14 −0.11
Kramer’s card sorting test 0.11 0.09 −0.14 −0.02 −0.01 −0.02 −0.02 −0.025
Mean value of Executive functions tests −0.17 −0.15 −0.27* −0.23 −0.09 −0.18 −0.19 −0.18

Attention
Alertness without warning signal −0.25 0.13 −0.19 −0.175 −0.22 −0.19 −0.23 −0.24
Alertness with warning signal −0.09 0.07 −0.1 −0.09 −0.19 −0.13 −0.15 −0.18
Devided attention 0.18 0.21 0.19 0.25* 0.01 −0.12 0.03 −0.015
Test des deux barrages (total per minute) −0.03 0.2 −0.21 −0.001 −0.06 −0.035 −0.105 −0.07
Test des deux barrages (omission) −0.0026 0.34 0.04 0.109 0.035 0.08 −0.002 0.05
Test des deux barrages (constancy) −0.19 −0.086 −0.24 −0.19 −0.14 −0.17 −0.236 −0.2
Modificated Trail Making test Form A −0.19 0.41 −0.11 0.006 −0.12 −0.136 −0.15 −0.13
Mean value of attention tests −0.21 0.22 −0.25 −0.12 −0.21 −0.17 −0.24 −0.23

Visuospatial abilities/visual perception tests
Rey-Taylor complex figure test (copy) 0.04 0.116 0.23 0.19 0.11 0.06 0.19 0.155
Spatial test −0.09 −0.23 −0.11 −0.115 −0.05 −0.04 0.03 0.015
Cortical Vision Screening test (maximum 38) −0.01 0.06 −0.18 −0.12 −0.03 0.1 −0.02 −0.004
Mean values of visuospatial abilities/visual perception tests −0.05 −0.21 −0.07 −0.09 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.07

Neglect
Bells test (omissions; cut-off 6) 0.15 −0.15 0.06 0.056 0.03 −0.02 0.13 0.09

Apraxia
Apraxia total −0.15 0.055 −0.136 −0.11 −0.13 −0.11 −0.1 −0.13

Language
Token test (maximum 10) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Naming (maximum 10) −0.16 −0.13 −0.14 −0.17 −0.095 −0.09 −0.06 −0.08
Reading (maximum 10) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Writing (maximum 10) −0.04 −0.02 −0.13 −0.13 −0.13 −0.12 −0.17 −0.185
Mean values of Language tests −0.11 −0.08 −0.17 −0.18 −0.15 −0.16 −0.17 −0.19

Beck Depression Inventory 0.58 0.38 0.57 0.64 0.42 0.29* 0.42 0.45

WEIMus
WEIMuS physically, comparison with healthy controls 0.71 0.246 0.59 0.7 0.45 0.35 0.48 0.51
WEIMuS cognitive, comparison with healthy controls 0.76 0.266* 0.63 0.765 0.5 0.335 0.47 0.51
WEIMuS total, comparison with healthy controls 0.76 0.276* 0.63 0.76 0.47 0.34 0.49 0.51
WEIMuS physically, comparison with MS patients 0.7 0.23 0.6 0.7 0.45 0.32* 0.49 0.5
WEIMuS cognitive, comparison with MS patients 0.76 0.29* 0.65 0.79 0.48 0.35 0.48 0.5
total, comparison with MS patients 0.74 0.27* 0.63 0.75 0.47 0.34 0.48 0.5

*p < 0.05

p < 0.01.

WEIMuS, Wuerzburg Fatigue Inventory for Multiple Sclerosis; MS, multiple sclerosis; FrSBe, Frontal Systems Behavior Scale.