Comparison of performance in neuropsychological subtests between patients without and with dementia
| Patients without dementia,n = 30 | Patients with dementia,n = 12 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| *p<0.05. | |||
| WAIS-R | |||
| Verbal information | 3/29 (10%) | 2/12 (17%) | 0.62 |
| Digit span | 1/29 (3%) | 3/12 (25%) | 0.068 |
| Similarities | 1/30 (3%) | 1/12 (8%) | 0.49 |
| Vocabulary | 0/14 (0%) | 3/5 (60%) | 0.01* |
| Block design | 3/27 (11%) | 5/11 (45%) | 0.031* |
| Grober-Buschke | |||
| Immediate cued recall | 4/21 (19%) | 3/7 (43%) | 0.32 |
| Free recall (sum of | 2/21 (10%) | 6/7 (86%) | 0.00048* |
| the 3 recalls) | |||
| Cued recall (sum of | 0/21 (0%) | 2/7 (29%) | 0.056* |
| the 3 recalls) | |||
| Recognition | 0/20 (0%) | 3/7 (43%) | 0.012* |
| Delayed free recall | 7/21 (33%) | 6/7 (86%) | 0.029* |
| Delayed cued recall | 0/21 (0%) | 2/7 (29%) | 0.056 |
| PM38/47 | |||
| Percentile | 3/29 (10%) | 6/12 (50%) | 0.011* |
| Rey’s figure | |||
| Copy | 4/29 (14%) | 6/12 (50%) | 0.04* |
| Memory | 12/29 (41%) | 7/12 (58%) | 0.49 |
| Wechsler memory scale | |||
| Mental control | 4/15 (27%) | 4/8 (50%) | 0.37 |
| Logical memory | 0/14 (0%) | 3/8 (38%) | 0.036* |
| Digit span | 0/16 (0%) | 1/9 (11%) | 0.36 |
| Visual reproduction | 1/14 (7%) | 3/8 (38%) | 0.12 |
| Paired words | 0/14 (0%) | 2/5 (40%) | 0.058 |
| TMT | |||
| Time A | 4/29 (14%) | 5/12 (42%) | 0.093 |
| Errors A | 3/29 (10%) | 6/12 (50%) | 0.011* |
| Time B | 15/29 (52%) | 8/12 (67%) | 0.5 |
| Errors B | 10/29 (34%) | 8/12 (67%) | 0.087 |
| Verbal fluency | |||
| Semantic fluency | 9/29 (31%) | 10/12 (83%) | 0.0047* |
| Letter fluency | 5/28 (18%) | 8/12 (67%) | 0.0075* |
| Wisconsin | |||
| Completed criteria | 2/28 (7%) | 4/10 (40%) | 0.031* |
| Percentage of errors | 18/25 (72%) | 9/10 (90%) | 0.39 |
| MADRS (threshold | 3/28 (11%) | 3/12 (25%) | 0.34 |
| value >22) | |||