Heading Disorientation after Right Posteromedial Infarction
Table 1
Neuropsychological test results in the present case.
General cognition ability
MMSE (/30)
28
WAIS-III
Total IQ
105
Verbal IQ
111
Performance IQ
97
Verbal comprehension
111
Sensory integration
97
Working memory
109
Processing speed
94
Memory
Wechsler Memory Scale-R
Verbal memory
100
Visual memory
82
General memory
94
Attention/concentration
89
Delayed recall
85
RBMT
Standard profile (/24)
19
Screening profile (/12)
9
Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test
Copy (/36)
36
Immediate (/36)
18
Delayed recall (/36)
18
Visual function
Visual Perception Test for Agnosia (VPTA)
Basic visual function (/36)
1
Object/figure cognition (/26)
0
Facial cognition (/68)
1
Colour cognition (/78)
0
Symbol cognition (/74)
0
Visuospatial cognition and its manipulation (/228)
0
Topographical orientation
Daily life (/6)
4
Autobiographical topographical knowledge (/4)
0
Allocation of prefectures and landmarks on
0
a map of Japanese islands (/16)
Map drawing
Mapping his familiar place
Preserved
Mapping his new environment
Disturbed
Allocating landmarks of the patient’s hometown on a map
Preserved
MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; RBMT: Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test. On VPTA, if there is a mistake or failure in performance, each of them will be scored 1 or 2 points according to the criteria; 0 means that there is no disturbance.
