Study of the role of the transcranial magnetic stimulation on language progress in autism spectrum disorder

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

Table 2 Comparison between baseline CARS assessment and after treatment

CARS		Group I (n=15)		Group II (n=15)		χ²	P
CARS		N	%	N	%	χ²	P
Baseline	Non-autistic	0	0%	0	0%	1.222	0.269
	Mild to moderate	10	66.7%	7	46.7%
	Moderate to severe	5	33.3%	8	53.3%
After treatment	Non-autistic	4	26.7%	2	13.3%	0.844	0.789
	Mild to moderate	7	46.7%	8	53.3%
	Moderate to severe	4	26.7%	5	33.3%
χ²		6.189		2.759
P		0.045*		0.252

χ² chi-squared test, CARS Childhood Autism Rating Scale, n number, % percentage
*Significant, P ≤ 0.05