Memory Profiles after Unilateral Paramedian Thalamic Stroke Infarction: A Comparative Study

Table 1

Comparison of AB and SD performances for neuropsychological tests. Normative data are indicated as mean and standard deviation, raw scores, or percentiles. Insufficient values are indicated in bold characters.

Test/score	AB	SD	Norms
Intelligence
Reduced Wechsler Intelligence Test
IQ	104	109	100 ± 15
Attention/concentration
Wechsler Memory Scale-revised (WMS-R)
Attention/concentration index	76	74	100 ± 15
Computerised attention test battery
Tonic alertness without warning tone	5%le	46%le	>15%le
Tonic alertness with warning tone	4%le	69%le	>15%le
Phasic alertness	21%le	82%le	>15%le
Divided attention	1%le	7%le	>15%le
Executive function
Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (Nelson form)
Nonperseverative errors	12	7	7 ± 5
Perseverative errors	14	1	7 ± 5
Categories	3	6	5.6 ± 1.1
Tower of Hanoi (3-disc version)
Number of moves	24	7	7
Mood and affect
Beck Depression Inventory
Sum score	10	7	<17
Anterograde memory
Wechsler Memory Scale-revised (WMS-R)
WMS-R indexes
General memory	68	75	100 ± 15
Verbal memory	60	76	100 ± 15
Visual memory	89	81	100 ± 15
Delayed recall	56	86	100 ± 15
WMS-R subtests
Digit span, forwards	69%le	34%le	>15%le
Digit span, backwards	2%le	2%le	>15%le
Block tapping, forwards	5%le	50%le	>15%le
Block tapping, backwards	11%le	2%le	>15%le
Logical memory, immediate	2%le	16%le	>15%le
Logical memory, delayed	3%le	21%le	>15%le
Visual reproduction, immediate	42%le	19%le	>15%le
Visual reproduction, delayed	10%le	27%le	>15%le
Verbal paired associate learning
Immediate (number of pairs/trials)	4/6	8/6	8/3
Delayed (number of pairs)	1	7	7
Visual paired associate learning
Immediate (number of pairs/trials)	6/5	4/6	6/3
Delayed (number of pairs)	2	4	5
Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test
A5 (fifth)	6	11	11
Delayed recall	0	5	10
Rey-Osterrieth Figure
Copy	34	36	35
Delayed reproduction	13	22	10