Clinical Study
Cognitive Dysfunction after On-Pump Operations: Neuropsychological Characteristics and Optimal Core Battery of Tests
Table 2
ANCOVAs of intergroup differences in change of performance at follow-up with diagnosis and sex as grouping factors and age as a covariate (Study 1).
| Tests | Time | Time/Group interaction | Intergroup differences |
| WAIS Digit Span Forward | | | CABG versus Ctr; OH versus Ctr | WAIS Digit Span Backward | | | CABG versus Ctr; OH versus Ctr | Luria memory test | | | NS | Logical memory test | | | NS | Benton Visual Retention Test | | | OH versus Ctr; OH versus CABG | WAIS Block Designs | | | OH versus Ctr; OH versus CABG | Mini-Mental State Examination | | | CABG versus Ctr; OH versus Ctr | WAIS Digit Symbol | | | CABG versus Ctr; CABG versus OH; OH versus Ctr | Trail Making Test, part A | | | CABG versus Ctr; CABG versus OH; OH versus Ctr | Trail Making Test, part B | | | CABG versus Ctr; OH versus Ctr |
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Abbreviations: CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting; NS: not significant; OH: open heart surgery; WAIS: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
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