Table 3 Comparisons of MMSE subscores.

From: Lobar microbleeds are associated with cognitive impairment in patients with lacunar infarction

 

CMBs-negative

CMBs-deep

CMBs-lobar

CMBs-mixed

Orientation

10 (9–10)

10 (9–10)

9 (7.25–10)*

9.5 (8–10)*

Immediate recall

3 (3–3)

3 (3–3)

3 (3–3)

3 (3–3)

Attention and calculation

5 (2–5)

5 (2–5)

3 (1.25–5)

3.5 (2–5)

Delayed recall

2 (2–3)

2 (2–3)

2 (1.25–3)

2 (1–3)

Language

9 (9–9)

9 (8–9)

9 (7–9)

9 (8–9)

Visuospatial cognition

1 (1–1)

1 (1–1)

1 (0.25–1)*

1 (1–1)*

  1. MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; CMBs, cerebral microbleeds. Data are presented as the median [25% interquartile range (IQR)–75% IQR].
  2. *A significant difference was observed compared with the CMBs-negative group (p < 0.05).