Table 3
Neuropsychological findings
| Preoperative | Postoperative 1 | Postoperative 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive function | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Postoperative 1 and 2, first and second postoperative examination. | ||||||||
| MMSE orientation | 10 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | ||
| Digit span forward | 5.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Digit span backward | 3.3 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 0.8 | ||
| Münchner Gedächtnistest | ||||||||
| Encoding trial 1 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 1.5 | ||
| Encoding trial 5 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 13.2 | 1.0 | 13.4 | 1.7 | ||
| Short delay free recall | 7.0 | 5.1 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 10.2 | 2.7 | ||
| Short delay cued recall | 8.3 | 3.7 | 11.3 | 2.9 | 11.4 | 3.1 | ||
| Long delay free recall | 9.0 | 5.0 | 11.2 | 2.1 | 11.0 | 3.2 | ||
| Long delay cued recall | 9.0 | 3.6 | 11.3 | 2.7 | 11.2 | 2.3 | ||
| Recognition correct | 15.0 | 1.5 | 15.8 | 0.4 | 14.6 | 1.3 | ||
| False positive | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | ||
| Confabulations | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| Intrusions | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ||
| Perseverations | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| Rey Osterrieth C figure | ||||||||
| Copy | 32.2 | 5.9 | 34.0 | 1.8 | 34.6 | 0.9 | ||
| Short delay free recall | 14.6 | 5.8 | 19.9 | 6.8 | 24.2 | 6.9 | ||
| Long delay free recall | 15.0 | 5.6 | 20.1 | 7.1 | 22.7 | 7.0 | ||
| Category word fluency | 18.5 | 7.9 | 24.6 | 7.1 | 25.2 | 6.2 | ||
| Trail making test A (s) | 51.7 | 31.0 | 32.3 | 8.4 | 34.8 | 17.0 | ||
| Trail making test B (s) | 154.8 | 119.6 | 79.2 | 40.1 | 103.4 | 65.5 | ||
| Stroop test | ||||||||
| Reading of colour words (s) | 29.6 | 6.0 | 36.2 | 13.8 | 31.8 | 7.2 | ||
| Naming of colours (s) | 45.2 | 7.4 | 46.8 | 8.6 | 44.0 | 10.1 | ||
| Interference (s) | 14.5 | 2.3 | 73.2 | 16.8 | 71.8 | 19.4 | ||
