Table 2: Comparison of neuropsychological and language performance between the three groups: means (standard deviation).

– – – – p value
– RRMS
(n=15)		 SPMS
(n=12)		 CG
(n=12)		 RRMS
vs.
SPMS		 RRMS
vs.
CG		 SPMS
vs.
CG
RAVLT
Trial 1		 6.90
(1.45)		 6.05 (1.20) 7.50
(1.90)		 .015* .030* .025*
RAVLT
Trials 1 to 5		 47.87 (6.41) 41.33 (7.57) 55.08 (6.14) .050 .026* .000*
RAVLT Delayed Recall 10.10 (2.15) 9.65 (1.35) 12.30 (2.60) .067 .013* .001*
Phonological Fluency 27. 25 (12.51) 22.75 (12.18) 35.42 (7.96) .915 .206 .027*
Semantic Fluency 44.13 (10.41) 37.08 (5.33) 48.00 (11.94) .208 .934 .028*
SDMT 45. 90 (7.50) 37.25 (6.50) 52. 15 (9.65) .000* .003* .037*
SNST 65.70 (9.50) 60. 20 (7.40) 105.15 (2.85) .030* .000* .001*
TMT - A 52.13 (17.38) 69.06 (18.07) 44.33 (15.46) .070 .846 .007*
TMT - B 97.72 (30.12) 69.06 (17.05) 44.33 (15.45) .003* 1.00 .001*

RAVLT Trial 1= Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test Trial 1; RAVLT Trials 1-5 = Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test Trial 1-5; RAVLT Delayed Recall= Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test Delayed Recall; SDMT = Symbol Digits Modalities Test; SNST = Stroop Neuropsychological Screening Test; TMT A = Trail Making Test part A; TMT A = Trail Making Test part B
Significant difference among groups on that variable (p <.05)*, all other comparisons were not significantly different.