Table 1 Cognitive evaluations in a patient with reversible leukoencephalopathy before and after atypical mycobacteria treatment
From: Leukoencephalopathy resolution after atypical mycobacterial treatment: a case report
Initial assessment | Five months after initial assessment (no mycobacterial treatment) | Eighteen months after initial assessment (one year of mycobaterial treatment) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) | 18/30 | 18/30 | 22/30 |
Digit span (direct/indirect) | 3 / 0 | 3 / 0 | 4 / 2 |
Short Memory Test with 10 items (incidental memory / immediate memory / learning)* | 3 / 7 / 8 | 4 / 1 / 1 | 5 / 7 / 8 |
Delayed Memory Test with 10 items (after distraction) without / with hints* | 6 (1) / 8 | 3 / 4 (3) | 8 / 10 |
Verbal fluency (semantic / phonemic) | 5 (animals) / 1 (letter P) | 6 (animals) / 1 (letter P) | 10 (animals) / 1 (letter P) |
Clock-drawing test | Disexecutive: distortion of number placement (4 points) | Disexecutive: crowding numbers to one side (5 points) | More noticeable errors in hand/number placement (8 points) |
Functional Activity Questionnaire (FAQ) | 25/30 | 10/30 |