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Table 2 Neuropsychological domains in patients before and during antiviral treatment

From: Hepatitis C virus eradication improves immediate and delayed episodic memory in patients treated with interferon and ribavirin

Domain

Baseline

(n = 19)

During treatment (n = 19)

p-value

M ± SD*

M ± SD*

Immediate episodic memory

−1.50 ± 1.05

−1.34 ± 1.01

0.758

Delay episodic memory

−1.36 ± 1.12

−1.20 ± 1.31

0.433

Memory recognition

−0.19 ± 1.11

0.61 ± 1.24

0.167

Working memory

0.12 ± 0.65

0.26 ± 0.81

0.576

Focused attention

−0.86 ± 1.49

−0.80 ± 1.35

0.850

Divided attention

−1.51 ± 1.47

−0.85 ± 1.19

0.433

Selective attention

−2.10 ± 1.28

−1.04 ± 0.93

0.004**

Phonemic verbal fluency

−0.73 ± 1.13

−0.67 ± 0.95

0.811

Semantic verbal fluency

−0.39 ± 1.15

−0.85 ± 1.09

0.136

Dominant hand coordination

−1.62 ± 1.27

−1.35 ± 1.37

0.344

Non dominant hand coordination

−1.58 ± 1.23

−1.70 ± 1.17

0.836

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation
  2. *z score; ** p < 0.05