Table 2: Scores of each patient on cognitive, emotional and functional activities measures before and after PNM stimulation.
|
Measures |
Case P1 |
Case P2 |
Case P3 |
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|
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
|
|
CDR^ |
0.5 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0 |
|
FAQ^ |
6 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
HKLLT (z)# |
-2.17 |
+0.45 |
+0.40 |
+0.71 |
+1.26 |
+0.97 |
|
Rey-O (z)# |
-1.27 |
-0.91 |
-1.80 |
-0.65 |
-1.23 |
+0.09 |
|
CGDS^ |
3 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
GAS^ |
9 |
4 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
CDR = Standard global score of the Clinical Dementia Rating Scale; FAQ = Total score of the Functional Activities Questionnaire; HKLLT (z) = 30-minute delayed recall performance in the Hong Kong List Learning Test in terms of z-score; Rey-O (z) = 30-minute delayed recall performance in the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test in terms of z-score; CGDS = Total score of the Chinese Geriatric Depression Scale; GAS = Total score of the Geriatric Anxiety Scale
^ Higher scores indicate greater problems / difficulties
# Positive values indicate better memory performance compared to normative samples