Significance of scores of patients with EMS compared with controls on the 15 principal neuropsychological components
| Factor | Neuropsychological test | Patient (mean(SD)) | Controls (mean(SD)) | t Value | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAVLT: 5th learning trial | 12.65 (2.2) | 13.33 (2.2) | 0.99 | 0.33 |
| RAVLT: % retained after interference | 83.50 (15.8) | 87.22 (19.7) | 0.67 | 0.51 | |
| RAVLT: % retained after delay | 98.33 (17.1) | 99.17 (13.5) | 0.17 | 0.87 | |
| 2 | Symbol digit | 51.13 (9.9) | 61.72 (7.3) | 3.79 | 0.00052-150 |
| Manual praxis | 14.80 (1.9) | 15.78 (0.5) | 1.02 | 0.32 | |
| Finger oscillation: right hand | 47.83 (8.6) | 51.09 (5.7) | 1.34 | 0.19 | |
| Finger oscillation: left hand | 43.77 (8.8) | 47.1 (5.5) | 1.35 | 0.19 | |
| 3 | Complex figure: copy | 32.22 (3.2) | 33.89 (1.8) | 1.98 | 0.06 |
| Complex figure: immediate recall | 15.39 (6.6) | 21.61 (5.1) | 3.30 | 0.00212-150 | |
| Complex figure: delayed recall | 14.87 (6.3) | 22.83 (5.2) | 4.33 | 0.00012-150 | |
| 1, 2, 3 | Boston naming test | 54.52 (5.2) | 57.39 (3.0) | 0.30 | 0.76 |
| 4 | WCST: categories achieved | 3.82 (1.2) | 4.79 (0.7) | 3.16 | 0.00312-150 |
| WCST: perseverative errors | 9.13 (5.2) | 5.83 (2.1) | 2.54 | 0.0152-150 | |
| 5 | Digit span: forward | 7.61 (1.6) | 8.39 (1.7) | 1.48 | 0.15 |
| Visual memory span: forward | 7.87 (1.8) | 8.67 (1.8) | 1.41 | 0.17 | |
| 6 | Bell’s test | 32.48 (3.5) | 34.33 (0.9) | 2.18 | 0.04 |
| Facial recognition | 45.00 (4.6) | 45.44 (5.1) | 0.29 | 0.78 | |
| 7 | Road map test | 29.48 (2.4) | 30.83 (1.5) | 2.10 | 0.05 |
| 8 | Auditory selective attention test | 1.48 (1.7) | 0.11 (0.32) | 3.35 | 0.0022-150 |
| Semantic fluency test | 22.00 (5.9) | 25.78 (5.0) | 2.16 | 0.04 | |
| Word fluency test | 44.22 (11.6) | 48.72 (12.8) | 1.18 | 0.25 |
↵2-150 Indicates significance at the Bonferroni corrected level.