Research Article

Cognitive and Functional Impairment in Stroke Survivors with Basilar Artery Occlusive Disease

Table 3

Comparison of cognitive outcomes (-scores) between BAOD patients and healthy controls.

Cognitive testsPatientsControlsEffect size
Mean (SD)Mean (SD)

Digit Span−0.10 (0.82)0.06 (0.68)0.4170.013
HVLT-R immediate recall−0.47 (0.88)0.19 (0.61)0.002 0.178
HVLT-R delayed recall−0.91 (1.12)−0.09 (0.76)0.003 0.159
HVLT-R recognition−0.58 (1.38)−0.03 (0.72)0.0550.070
BVMT-R immediate recall−0.29 (1.25)0.39 (0.71)0.018 0.106
BVMT-R delayed recall−0.47 (1.18)0.25 (0.78)0.012 0.117
BVMT-R recognition−0.33 (1.28)0.43 (0.47)0.005 0.146

BNT0.61 (1.21)1.07 (0.79)0.0610.067

Phonemic Verbal Fluency−0.46 (1.07)−0.12 (0.91)0.2270.030
Category Fluency−0.53 (0.97)−0.02 (0.73)0.036 0.083
MWCST −1.01 (1.17)−0.18 (0.84)0.002 0.181

Fragmented Letters−0.90 (2.08)−0.25 (0.92)0.1370.046
Position Discrimination−1.93 (2.42)−0.13 (0.94)0.001 0.198

SDMT−2.24 (1.24)−1.21 (1.11)0.001 0.204
TMT Part A−1.27 (2.79)0.25 (1.38)0.015 0.120
TMT Part B−1.76 (2.36)−0.08 (1.00)0.002 0.202
Stroop C−0.66 (1.76)0.68 (0.72)0.001 0.212

Note. indicates and indicate . Controls were matched with patients for age and education level.