Table 2.

Cognitive testing in FASD group showing below average standard scores (age normalized) on most tests, but no significant differences in standard scores between longitudinal scans

Cognitive testSubtest/domainScanN (17)Mean standard score ±SDStandard score rangeOne sample t test p valuea
Working memory test battery for childrenDigit recall11686 ± 1360–1110.001
21788 ± 1452–1170.002
Block recall11683 ± 1657–1080.001
21783 ± 1559–110<0.001
Woodcock JohnsonQuantitative Concepts 18A&B (mathematics)11690 ± 1662–1150.019
21590 ± 1070–1070.002
Comprehensive receptive and expressive vocabulary test (CREVT)Receptive11691 ± 775–102<0.001
21692 ± 874–1020.001
Expressive11684 ± 1663–1120.001
21682 ± 1457–107<0.001
Composite11685 ± 1168–106<0.001
21684 ± 1262–102<0.001
Woodcock reading mastery test-revisedWord ID11793 ± 1075–1090.011
21792 ± 1752–1340.083
NEPSY I/IIArrows (visuospatial ability)1127.9 ± 2.92–120.030
21510.2 ± 2.85–150.787
Auditory attention (sustained attention)1145.3 ± 4.01–130.001
2147.4 ± 3.21–120.010
Response set (set shifting)1116.1 ± 3.72–140.005
2148.6 ± 3.01–130.109
Auditory attention vs response set1117.5 ± 3.34–130.030
2149.4 ± 3.02–130.434
Memory for names1128.3 ± 3.83–150.134
2146.9 ± 2.93–120.001
Behavior rating scale of executive function (BRIEF) parent formBehavioral regulation index11575 ± 1340–94<0.001
21679 ± 1250–97<0.001
Metacognition index11571 ± 753–81<0.001
21672 ± 755–84<0.001
Global executive composite11574 ± 948–83<0.001
21676 ± 953–92<0.001
Wide range intelligence test (WRIT)Verbal IQ2b994 ± 1475–1180.255
Visual IQ2b9103 ± 1578–1220.572
General IQ2b999 ± 1575–1160.789
  • aPopulation norm mean standard scores used as test value for one-sample t test; 100 for all tests except NEPSY I/II (mean scaled score = 10), and BRIEF (mean T score = 50).

  • bThe WRIT was only collected at scan 2.