Table 1:

Cognitive evaluationa of patients with PD

Cognitive TasksFOG+ (n = 12) (mean ± SD)FOG− (n = 12) (mean ± SD)U ValueP Value
MMSE28.27 ± 2.2227.94 ± 1.5867.00.799
Corsi Span4.27 ± 0.644.77 ± 0.9244.00.314
Verbal Span3.54 ± 0.664.02 ± 0.7045.50.211
Immediate recall (Rey)34.54 ± 8.4442.64 ± 9.3033.00.044b
Delayed recall (Rey)7.65 ± 2.909.34 ± 2.7340.00.118
CA10.85 ± 0.7110.95 ± 1.7755.50.525
RCPM26.00 ± 4.9827.4 ± 3.2153.50.449
FAB12.41 ± 1.7415.67 ± 1.273.00.001b
Verbal fluency28.52 ± 7.9543.61 ± 8.8716.00.001b
Stroop (part II)37.20 ± 10.2635.87 ± 10.2165.50.976
Stroop (part III)18.42 ± 4.5822.38 ± 5.7137.00.079
TPCT4.42 ± 2.717.67 ± 2.6724.00.005b
Attentional matrices43.21 ± 9.1148.36 ± 5.4443.50.169
  • Note:—CA indicates constructional apraxia; FAB, Frontal Assessment Battery; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; TPCT, Ten-Point Clock Test

  • a Scores are age- and education-adjusted.

  • b Significant.