Research Article

Cognitive Impairment in Relapsing Remitting and Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Efficacy of a Computerized Cognitive Screening Battery

Table 2

Correlations between age, education, and all neuropsychological measures in our control group. Pearson’s correlations for composite memory, executive function, and psychomotor speed. Spearman rank order correlations for all other measures.

Age Educ. Tmta Tmtb Vfsem Vfphon Reactime Compatt Cognflex Procsp Compm Psysp

Educ.−0.11
Tmta−0.07−0.14
Tmtb0.00−0.100.72***
Vfsem−0.090.12−0.44*−0.59***
Vfphon0.030.05−0.24−0.42**0.69***
Reactime0.14−0.230.160.010.13−0.03
Compatt0.04−0.04−0.020.30−0.31−0.30−0.42*
Cognflex−0.030.18−0.47**−0.65***0.62***0.49***−0.01−0.58***
Procsp0.10−0.21−0.06−0.11−0.05−0.37*0.210.03−0.09
Compm0.12−0.02−0.10−0.330.080.30−0.22−0.250.40*0.10
Psysp−0.110.02−0.44*−0.51**0.320.12−0.300.140.310.090.41*
Exfunct0.23−0.03−0.15−0.09−0.06−0.230.120.00−0.120.69***0.05−0.04

Correlation is significant at , , .
Age; Educ.: education; tmta: trail making test a; tmtb: trail making test b; vfsem: verbal fluency semantic; vfphon: verbal fluency phonological; reactime: reaction time; compatt: complex attention; cognflex: cognitive flexibility; procsp: processing speed; compm: composite memory; psysp: psychomotor speed; exfunct: executive function.