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Table 3 Results of the Digit Span, Corsi Span and Fluency subtests

From: Executive functioning in Cornelia de Lange syndrome: domain asynchrony and age-related performance

   

CdLS (n = 24)

DS (n = 21)

Digit Span test

Forward

Number correct

Mean (SD)

5.56 (2.81)

6.67 (2.20)

Maximum length

 

3.11 (1.02)

3.67 (0.80)

Number of individuals scoring ≤2

 

5

0

Backward

Number correct

 

2.47 (1.91)

2.52 (2.16)

Maximum length

 

1.94 (1.25)

1.62 (1.36)

Number of individuals scoring ≤2

 

11

17

Corsi Span test

Forward

Number correct

Mean (SD)

4.52 (3.27)

7.05 (3.29)

Maximum length

 

2.90 (1.51)

4.00 (1.26)

Number of individuals scoring ≤2

 

8

3

Backward

Number correct

 

3.53 (3.20)

3.16 (2.04)

Maximum length

 

2.33 (1.85)

2.29 (1.35)

Number of individuals scoring ≤2

 

12

13

Verbal Fluency

Animals

Number generated

Mean (SD)

7.35 (6.03)

8.14 (4.67)

Food & Drink

Number generated

 

6.85 (6.00)

10.86 (5.02)

Design Fluency

Structured Array

Correct

Mean (SD)

4.70 (3.18)

6.10 (3.03)

Random Array

Correct

 

5.09 (3.50)

6.19 (3.48)