Induced Brain Plasticity after a Facilitation Programme for Autobiographical Memory in Multiple Sclerosis: A Preliminary Study

Table 1

Demographical and clinical data (mean and standard deviation) for the two groups of MS patients.

	Experimental fMRI group	Control group	Statistical analysis
𝑁 =	4	4	—
Age in years	37.25 SD 5.50	39.75 SD 5.06	𝑈=6.50; 𝑃=0.66
Education in years	12.75 SD 1.50	11.75 SD 0.50	𝑈=4.50; 𝑃=0.31
Sex (ratio female/male)	3/1	2/2	𝜒^2=0.53; 𝑃=0.465
Laterality (ratio right-/left-handed)	4/0	1/3	𝜒^2=4.8; 𝑃=0.028*
EDSS (median score)	1.50	2.50	𝑈=7.50; 𝑃=0.88
[range]	[0–4]	[0–4]
Duration of MS in years	15.00 SD 9.31	13.5 SD 7.23	𝑈=6.50; 𝑃=0.66
Number of DMD treatment	1.00 SD 0.00	1.00 SD 0.00	𝑈=8.00; 𝑃=1.00

EDSS: the expanded disability status scale; SD: standard deviation; DMDs: disease modifying drugs, *<0.05.