Research Article

A Perfusion MRI Study of Emotional Valence and Arousal in Parkinson’s Disease

Table 1

Visual analog scale scores for each emotion item pair.

Visual analog scaleMean, mm (range)

(1) Sad-happy72.721 (8–100)
(2) Grouch-cheerful77.471 (19–100)
(3) Nervous-calm72.000 (5–100)
(4) Distressed-relaxed74.731 (11–100)
(5) Sluggish-lively55.010 (7–100)
(6) Dull-excited60.529 (23–96)
(7) Intense-tranquil67.375 (0–100)
(8) Aroused-passive61.038 (1–100)
Valence score 0.375 (−0.333 to 0.967), SD 0.339
Arousal score −0.199 (−0.673 to 0.423), SD 0.254