Table 3.
Comparisons of raw scores the other neuropscyhological tests at baseline (Pre-Test) and after rehabilitation (Post-Test) within each group.
| Variables | ITG group (N = 32) |
MTG group (N = 31) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Median | p-Value∗ | Mean ± SD | Median | p-Value∗ | |
| Spatial span (pre) | 4.10 ± 0.59 | 4.00 | 0.003 | 4.36 ± 0.951 | 4.00 | 0.439 |
| Spatial span (post) | 4.55 ± 0.624 | 4.00 | 4.24 ± 0.723 | 4.00 | ||
| Forward verbal span (pre) | 4.97 ± 0.795 | 5.00 | 0.032 | 5.07 ± 1.08 | 5.00 | 0.384 |
| Forward verbal span (post) | 5.35 ± 0.755 | 5.00 | 4.88 ± 0.927 | 5.00 | ||
| Backward verbal span (pre) | 3.74 ± 0.96 | 3.00 | 0.027 | 3.86 ± 1.23 | 3.50 | 0.380 |
| Backward verbal span (post) | 4.13 ± 0.991 | 4.00 | 3.68 ± 1.14 | 3.00 | ||
| Stroop test: time (pre) | 24.41 ± 13.61 | 20.50 | 0.607 | 27.57 ± 22.00 | 21.50 | 0.163 |
| Stroop test: time (post) | 22.75 ± 14.19 | 19.50 | 34.56 ± 28.17 | 28.50 | ||
| Stroop test: error (pre) | 0.758 ± 2.20 | 0.000 | 0.438 | 1.66 ± 4.85 | 0.000 | 0.488 |
| Stroop test: error (post) | 0.35 ± 1.19 | 0.000 | 0.96 ± 1.48 | 0.000 | ||
| Phonological fluency (pre) | 27.32 ± 12.10 | 28.00 | <0.001 | 26.96 ± 12.54 | 25.50 | 0.134 |
| Phonological fluency (post) | 35.87 ± 12.89 | 37.00 | 28.92 ± 9.36 | 25.00 | ||
| FAB (pre) | 14.97 ± 3.09 | 16.00 | 0.009 | 13.68 ± 3.17 | 14.00 | 0.921 |
| FAB (post) | 15.90 ± 2.56 | 17.00 | 14.60 ± 2.30 | 15.00 | ||
| Raven’s matrices (pre) | 27.71 ± 5.12 | 29.00 | 0.110 | 25.93 ± 6.69 | 25.50 | 0.383 |
| Raven’s matrices (post) | 29.23 ± 3.94 | 30.00 | 26.72 ± 5.83 | 27.00 | ||
FAB, Frontal Assessment Battery. Values are mean ± SD and Median. ∗p < 0.05 for intra-group difference. Intragroup differences were analyzed by Wilconxon sign ranks test to determine the improvement after training. Statistically significant p-values are in bold.