Mental Fatigue and Cognitive Impairment after an Almost Neurological Recovered Stroke

Table 2

Results (ANCOVA) from the variables comparing stroke and control groups, mean ± SD.

Variable	Stroke	Control	𝑃 value
Mental fatigue scale	18.4±4.9	4.0±2.8	<0.001
CPRS, depression	8.0±3.6	1.7±1.8	<0.001
CPRS, anxiety	7.6±3.8	2.5±2.0	<0.001
TMT A	40.4±15.0	31.0±11.3	0.061
TMT B	83.7±28.4	61.4±15.6	0.031
TMT C	98.3±45.2	69.4±32.0	0.053
TMT D	167.0±58.4	111.0±43.1	0.011
Errors, TMT D^#	1.5±1.4	0.7±0.9	0.042
Digit Symbol-Coding	62.61±0.6	80.3±11.6	<0.001
Digit span, total	14.3±4.0	16.0±3.7	0.22
Digit span, forward	8.3±2.0	9.2±1.5	0.16
Digit span, backward	6.0±2.2	6.8±2.6	0.80
FAS (total number of words)	38.0±15.1	47.3±1.6	0.035
Reading speed (words/sec)	2.8±0.68	3.5±0.85	0.040
Mouse clicks^*	39.4±8.3	47.0±7.8	0.015
Mouse clicks + counting digits^*	36.4±8.8	42.3±8.0	0.074
Computer test, errors^*	4.1±2.9	1.8±1.7	0.013

^#Errors on TMT A, B, and C were not significant; ^*mean figures for the trials; the first trial was not included.