Neuropsychological tests used and results for healthy controls and clinically isolated syndrome patients
| Clinically isolated syndrome patients with neuropsychological assessment (n=37) | Controls (n=54) | p Value (t test) | |
| Age (years, mean (SD)) | 29 (7) | 28 (8) | NS (p=0.9) |
| Educational level (years, mean (SD)) | 13 (3) | 13 (3) | NS (p=0.8) |
| Selective reminding test | |||
| Long-term storage | 58 (10) | 60 (7) | NS (p=0.2) |
| Consistent long-term retrieval | 54 (12) | 55 (10) | NS (p=0.5) |
| Delayed recall | 11 (1.4) | 12 (0.8) | NS (p=0.08) |
| Visuo-spatial memory | |||
| Short-term recall | 20 (5) | 23 (5) | 0.02 |
| Long-term recall | 7.4 (2.5) | 8 (2) | NS (p=0.12) |
| Symbol digit modalities test | 52 (10) | 59 (9) | 0.0008 |
| Paced auditory serial addition task (3′) | 40 (10) | 48 (8) | <0.0001 |
| Word list generation | 30 (9) | 36 (10) | 0.001 |