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Table 3 Correlation between duration of illness and TCCD, autonomic functions, and blood pressure in both case groups

From: Assessment of cerebral hemodynamics in multiple sclerosis patients

 

Duration of illness (years)

RRMS

SPMS

Spearman’s rho

p value

Significance

Spearman’s rho

p value

Significance

TCCD, % change

0.118

0.469

NS

− 0.418

0.007

S

TCCD, BHI

− 0.246

0.125

NS

0.150

0.355

NS

Autonomic total score

0.173

0.287

NS

− 0.093

0.567

NS

Bl.pr, systolic, % change

0.486

0.001

S

− 0.443

0.004

S

Bl.pr, diastolic, % change

− 0.017

0.917

NS

0.194

0.231

NS

  1. TCCD transcranial color-coded Doppler, BHI breath holding index, BL.pr blood pressure, RRMS relapsing remitting MS, SPMS secondary progressive MS, S significant, NS non-significant