Table 1.

High strain values are associated with low cognition scores. Each correlation coefficient is given, followed by the p-value in parentheses.

Variable	Maximum Axial Strain	Maximum Lateral Strain	Maximum Shear Strain
Category Fluency	−.278 (.161)	−.355 (.069)	−.215 (.281)
Letter Fluency	.035 (.861)	−.039 (.849)	.028 (.891)
Confrontation Naming	−.242 (.245)	−.213 (.306)	−.121 (.564)
Trails A	−.412 (.033)*	−.468 (.014)*	−.398 (.040)*
Trails B	−.475 (.012)*	−.563 (.002)*	−.516 (.006)*
Digit Symbol	−.806 (<.001)*	−.721 (<.001)*	−.839 (<.001)*
Block Design	−.433 (.031)	−.236 (.256)	−.465 (.019)*
Information	−.359 (.078)	−.048 (.820)	−250 (.228)
Digit Span	−.194 (.352)	−.192 (.359)	−.087 (.681)
Verbal Memory-Immediate	−.294 (.145)	−.156 (.447)	−.313 (.120)
Verbal Memory-Delayed	−.189 (.355)	.051 (.820)	−.146 (.476)
Nonverbal Memory-Immediate	−.246 (.226)	−.062 (.763)	−.234 (.250)
Nonverbal Memory- Delayed	−.251 (.215)	−.106 (.605)	−.236 (.245)
Figure Copy	−.241 (.246)	−.195 (.350)	−.337 (.099)

^*denotes significance at p = 0.05. The strongest significant correlation with strain is in bold for each cognitive variable.