Sample characteristics: demographic variables (age, education, duration of illness), clinical characteristics from the EDSS, as well as memory performance (mean (SD) and statistical significance)*
| MSP (n=22) | Controls (n=2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | p t test | ||
| *p<0.05. | ||||||
| Age (y) | 40.77 | 9.38 | 38.7 | 7.1 | NS | |
| Education (y) | 13.36 | 2.53 | 12.85 | 2.15 | ||
| Duration of illness (y) | 9.31 | 9.62 | ||||
| Memory performance | 51.31 | 21.30 | 67.4 | 6.77 | 0.002 | |
| Duration of illness | 9.31 | 9.62 | ||||
| Pyramidal function | 2.77 | 1.44 | ||||
| Cerebellar function | 2 | 1.77 | ||||
| Brain stem function | 0.95 | 1.29 | ||||
| Mental function | 0.54 | 0.73 | ||||
| Sensory function | 1.54 | 1.56 | ||||
| Urinary bladder function | 0.36 | 0.65 | ||||
| Visual-optic function | 0.40 | 1.22 | ||||
| Total score | 4.29 | 1.92 | ||||