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Table 4 Montreal cognitive assessment in MS with normal and abnormal cognition

From: Correlation between brain magnetic resonance imaging, cognitive dysfunction and physical dysability in multiple sclerosis

 

Normal cognition (N = 18)

Abnormal cognition (N = 32)

p

Visuospatial/executive

 Trail making (executive)

0.98 ± 0.15

0.55 ± 0.51

0.000

 Cube (visuoconstructional)

0.9 ± 0.3

0.7 ± 0.47

0.030

 Clock (visuoconstructional)

2.93 ± 0.26

2.52 ± 0.76

0.005

Naming

2.74 ± 0.5

2.24 ± 0.71

0.001

Attention

 Digit span (sustained attention)

1.95 ± 0.22

1.64 ± 0.55

0.003

 Vigilance (concentration)

1.07 ± 0.26

0.97 ± 0.17

0.058

 Serial 7s (working memory)

2.55 ± 0.67

1.48 ± 1

0.000

Language

 Repetition

1.1 ± 0.48

0.55 ± 0.51

0.000

 Fluency

1 ± 0

0.94 ± 0.24

0.160

Abstraction (similarities)

0.93 ± 0.26

0.33 ± 0.48

0.000

Delayed recall (episodic memory)

4.02 ± 0.87

1.48 ± 1.33

0.000

Orientation

1.67 ± 0.48

1.18 ± 0.68

0.001

Total MoCA score

27.98 ± 1.39

20.48 ± 3.68

0.000

  1. p significant if < 0.05
  2. N number