Nine Hole Peg Test and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Useful to Evaluate Dexterity of the Hand and Disease Progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Table 2

Mean values as well as standard deviations and median values as well as range, respectively, of the parameters for each group at baseline as well as at three and six months.

Parameter	Group	Mean ± standard deviation/median (range)
		Baseline	3 months	6 months
NHPT	Patients	25 s (17–75 s)	28 s (18–130 s)	31 s (17–56 s)
	Controls	19.1 ± 2.8 s	20.0 ± 3.9 s	20.3 ± 2.7 s
TMS	Patients	39.4% ± 11.0%	38.9% ± 10.5%	37.9% ± 8.5%
	Controls	52.1% ± 9.9%	52.2% ± 8.4%	53.2% ± 8.9%
ALSFRS-R	Patients	39.8 ± 3.3	38.2 ± 3.8	36.5 ± 4.1
	Controls	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

n.a.: not applicable.