Table 2.
Cognitive performance at 6 months from stroke.
| IVT (n = 38) | IVT plus EVT (n = 50) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stroop test | |||
| Word reading | 33.4 (16.0) | 41.5 (11.1) | 0.006a |
| Colour naming | 18.4 (10.9) | 23.2 (7.8) | 0.018a |
| Trail making test | |||
| Part A | 90.5 [36.0–307.0] | 36.0 [27.0–87.0] | 0.005b |
| Part B | 233.5 [57.0–562.0] | 73.0 [41–227] | 0.003b |
| Digit span test | |||
| Forward | 4.8 [3.1–5.3] | 5.2 [4.3–5.8] | 0.018b |
| Backward | 3.2 [2.0–4.3] | 4.1 [3.3–5.0] | 0.005b |
| Coloured Progressive Matrices | 25.0 [18.5–31.0] | 28.8 [24.5–33.5] | 0.016b |
| Rey complex figure test | |||
| Copy | 28.0 [21.4–30.6] | 30.5 [27.0–31.5] | 0.007b |
| Immediate recall | 18.0 [12.6–24.6] | 24.3 [18.4–28.1] | 0.016b |
| Delayed recall | 16.9 [8.7–20.6] | 18.6 [13.7–26.5] | 0.022b |
| Rey auditory verbal learning test | 0.081a | ||
| Immediate recall | 22.9 (11.3) | 32.9 (13.7) | < 0.001a |
| Delayed recall | 7.0 (4.1) | 8.6 (3.0) | 0.038a |
Data are mean (SD) or median [IQR]. Higher values indicate worse performance for the Trail Making Tests and better performance for all the other cognitive tests.
EVT endovascular treatment, IVT intravenous thrombolysis.
aTwo-sample t test.
bMann–Whitney test.