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Table 2 Motor speed, spatial memory, immediate facial memory and attention among studied group

From: Cognitive impairment in a sample of adult patients with multiple sclerosis: an Egyptian study

 

Cases

n = 30

Control

n = 30

Test of significance

Motor praxis test accuracy

19.80 ± 0.66

19.77 ± 0.94

t = 0.159

p = 0.874

Median response time for mouse praxis

1023.47 ± 263.55

921.35 ± 454.01

t = 1.07

p = 0.291

Sum of finger tapping dominant and non- dominant

88.67 ± 18.77

99.91 ± 16.43

Z = 2.66

p = 0.008*

Short visual object learning test true positive response

8.10 ± 1.56

8.03 ± 1.61

Z = 0.106

p = 0.916

Short visual object learning test true negative response

5.67 ± 2.35

6.87 ± 1.74

Z = 2.06

p = 0.04*

Short visual object learning test false positive response

4.33 ± 2.35

3.13 ± 1.74

Z = 2.06

p = 0.04*

Short visual object learning test false negative response

1.90 ± 1.56

1.97 ± 1.60

Z = 0.106

p = 0.916

Median response time for short visual object learning test

1978.13 ± 617.99

1713.77 ± 316.43

Z = 1.61

p = 0.107

Penn facial memory true positive

16.03 ± 2.58

16.50 ± 2.46

t = 0.717

p = 0.476

Penn facial memory true negative

11.80 ± 4.60

14.50 ± 3.0

t = 2.69

p = 0.009*

Penn facial memory false positive

8.20 ± 4.60

5.50 ± 3.0

t = 2.69

p = 0.009*

Penn facial memory false negative

3.97 ± 2.58

3.50 ± 2.46

t = 0.717

P = 0.476

Penn facial memory total correct response

27.83 ± 3.79

31.0 ± 3.48

t = 3.08

p = 0.002*

Penn facial memory median response time

231.85 ± 682.64

1857.78 ± 430.33

t = 2.20

p = 0.028*

Penn continuous performance task-number version true positive response

107.50 ± 10.18

111.60 ± 18.42

t = 1.07

p = 0.290

Penn continuous performance task number version false positive response

15.80 ± 11.96

10.17 ± 10.07

t = 1.9 7

p = 0.053

Penn continuous performance task-number version true negative response

224.20 ± 11.96

229.83 ± 10.08

t = 1.97

p = 0.053

Penn continuous performance task-number version false negative response

12.50 ± 10.18

8.40 ± 18.42

Z = 1.07

p = 0.290

Median response time for true positive response

537.97 ± 77.09

493.23 ± 67.77

t = 2.38

p = 0.02*

Median response time for false positive response

430.09 ± 125.65

435.05 ± 108.16

t = 0.167

p = 0.871

  1. Z:Mann Whitney test, parameters described as mean ± SD t:Student t test, parameters described as mean ± SD *statistically significant