Table 2

Scores (mean+SD) of the neuropsychological tests of PG patients (PG) and healthy control subjects (HS).



PG
HS

WCST
perseverant errors
x = 48 ± 3.2
T = 25 ± 4
x = 18 ± 2.1
T = 45 ± 9*

failure to maintain
1.00 ± 0.55
0.87 ± 0.9**

learning to learn
-8.66 ± 4
-2.41 ± 5.26*

number of categories
3.7 ± 1.1
4.4 ± 2.2
WMR-S

97 ± 11
95 ± 10
FAS

27 ± 3
28 ± 6

* significant: p < 0.001.

** significant: p < 0.005.

WCST = Wisconsin Card Sorting test.

WMR-S = the Wechsler Memory Scale revised.

FAS test = Verbal Associative Fluency Test.

Marazziti et al. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008 4:7   doi:10.1186/1745-0179-4-7