Research Article

Sensitivity and Specificity of the ECAS in Parkinson’s Disease and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Table 4

Neuropsychological assessment performance of participants.

PSP patientsPD patientsHealthy controlsF (df)Post hoc
Mean (SD)RangeMean (SD)RangeMean (SD)Range

Fluency“P” VFi10.90 (6.30)2.37–19.674.13 (2.98)0.96–14.503.68 (1.96)1.52–9.3322.65 (2.78)<0.001PSP < PD
“R” VFi14.16 (13.16)2.50–41.004.12 (2.11)2.00–9.503.65 (1.73)1.72–9.3322.37 (2.76)<0.001PSP < PD

Executive functionHayling: B–A time69.14 (86.55)5–25133.00 (28.04)−3 to 12634.88 (28.96)−5 to 1212.88 (2.73)0.06
Hayling: errors6.57 (5.56)0–145.17 (5.89)0–298.75 (9.17)0–321.80 (2.73)0.17
Brixton38.43 (3.21)35–4334.54 (9.71)16–5035.08 (8.23)15–470.59 (2.70)0.56
Reading the Mind in the Eyes20.50 (5.43)14–2923.93 (5.06)13–3526.35 (3.81)17–345.72 (2.71)<0.01PSP < HC

LanguageGraded Naming Test20.64 (5.85)9–2623.20 (3.61)13–2924.15 (6.64)14–571.71 (2.78)0.19
Graded Difficulty Spelling Test19.64 (8.44)2–2922.29 (6.01)7–3022.53 (4.50)12–291.15 (2.76)0.32

MemoryImmediate Story Recall24.45 (14.20)0–4127.04 (9.73)7–49
Delayed Story Recall23.64 (15.54)0–4025.46 (9.61)7–46
Retention80.16 (32.96)0–111.1193.92 (14.75)62.50–136.0094.49 (12.74)58.82–12.273.12 (2.77)0.05

VisuospatialCube Analysis8.91 (1.58)6–108.83 (1.62)5–109.63 (0.87)5–1023.61 (2.78)<0.05PSP < HC
Number Location8.45 (2.46)2–109.20 (1.00)7–109.43 (0.71)7–102.90 (2.78)0.06

VFi: Verbal Fluency Index.