Table 2:
Differences in each neuropsychological test score between the 2 tests (the second test score–the first test score) in controls and patientsa
| Test | Controls9 (n = 40) | All Patients (n = 100) | Subgroup |
P Value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A) Improved Cognition (n = 10) | B) Unchanged Cognition (n = 80) | C) Impaired Cognition (n = 10) | Controls vs All Patients | Controls vs A | Controls vs B | Controls vs C | |||
| WAIS-R verbal IQ | 3.4 ± 4.5 | 4.0 ± 6.2 | 11.4 ± 4.6 | 4.3 ± 5.1 | −5.1 ± 4.0 | .2377 | <.0001 | 0.1117 | <.0001 |
| WAIS-R performance IQ | 4.9 ± 5.0 | 4.7 ± 7.0 | 11.9 ± 4.3 | 5.2 ± 5.7 | −6.7 ± 5.1 | .5791 | .0001 | 0.3582 | <.0001 |
| WMS | 4.7 ± 6.1 | 3.7 ± 7.2 | 11.9 ± 4.8 | 4.3 ± 5.1 | −9.4 ± 7.7 | .4560 | .0002 | 0.2678 | <.0001 |
| Rey copy | 0.4 ± 1.1 | 0.8 ± 1.8 | 4.1 ± 1.4 | 0.7 ± 1.2 | −1.9 ± 1.7 | .0599 | <.0001 | 0.0845 | <.0001 |
| Rey recall | 2.9 ± 3.5 | 2.6 ± 4.3 | 7.5 ± 3.3 | 2.7 ± 3.6 | −3.6 ± 2.8 | .9796 | .0007 | 0.7578 | <.0001 |
Note:—WMS indicates Wechsler Memory Scale.
a
Values are expressed as means.