Table 3

Preoperative and postoperative neuropsychological raw test scores of patients with Parkinson’s disease undergoing unilateral pallidal stimulation

Cognitive measurePreoperative scorePostoperative scoreF*p Value
AVLT immediate verbal recall43.3 (9.6)42.7 (10.8)0.040.837
AVLT delayed verbal recall7.7 (2.5)7.5 (3.5)0.010.932
BVRT visual recognition11.9 (2.0)11.5 (3.1)3.700.070
PPT bimanually placed pegs12.4 (4.0)11.8 (5.0)0.560.465
Visual reaction time right327.9 (143.0)287.5 (56.4)0.650.432
Visual reaction time left380.0 (384.4)309.0 (90.0)0.820.377
VOSP number location8.3 (2.0)8.9 (1.3)2.560.127
VOSP cube analysis9.0 (1.7)8.9 (1.8)2.850.108
MRMT left/right orientation29.2 (2.8)30.0 (1.9)1.610.220
SCWT interference score69.2 (37.9)64.7 (42.4)0.400.535
COWAT word fluency33.0 (10.3)30.9 (8.9)1.360.260
WCST categories2.5 (2.6)2.5 (2.6)0.110.743
  • Results are means(SD); *df always 1, 18.