Table 2:

Neuropsychologic evaluation in 16 patients with MS with OCD and in 15 patients with MS without psychiatric disorders (CG)

Neuropsychologic TestMS OCDMS CG
Rey Auditory Verbal Learning34.1 ± 7.935.1 ± 6.5
Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Recall10.2 ± 2.79.5 ± 2.1
Trail-Making Test A-B40.7 ± 18.543.8 ± 24.2
Raven Progressive Matrices29.7 ± 3.429.7 ± 3.2
Tower of London26.2 ± 6.629.3 ± 3.4
Rey Complex Figure-Copy33.5 ± 2.333.3 ± 2.5
Rey Complex Figure-Recall18.4 ± 3.918.1 ± 4.4
Digit Span5.6 ± 0.75.5 ± 1.1
Stroop Color Naming Test55.8 ± 9.646.7 ± 1.4
  • Note:—All values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. No statistically significant difference in any neuropsychological test was found between groups by unpaired t test.