Chronic Neuropsychological Sequelae in a Patient with Nontumorous Anti-NMDA-Receptor Encephalitis

Table 1

Neuropsychological test scores.

Domain	Function	Measure	Standard scores	Percentile
Expected intelligence	Estimated premorbid IQ	WRAT-4 Reading subtest	86	18
General intelligence	Full scale IQ	WAIS- IV	75	5
Verbal memory	Total verbal learning	CVLT-II trials 1–5 total	98	45
	New learning as distraction to old learning	CVLT-II trial B	107	68
	Short delay recall	CVLT-II short delay	78	7
	Long delay recall	CVLT-II long delay	85	16
	Recognition	CVLT-II discriminability	115	84
Visual memory	Total visual learning	BVMT-R trials 1–3 total	<65	<1
	Delay recall	BVMT-R delay	<65	<1
	Recognition	BVMT-R Discrimination Index	—	1-2
Attention	Working memory	WAIS-IV Working Memory Index	80	9
	Psychomotor speed & attention	Trails A	88	21
Higher order executive skills	Mental flexibility	Trails B	58	.3
	Response inhibition	Stroop C-W	91	27
	Novel problem solving	WCST total error	78	7
		WCST-64 perseverative responses	86	18
		WCST-64 perseverative errors	87	9
		WCST-64 categories completed	—	2–5
		WCST-64 failure to maintain set	—	—
Speed	Processing speed	WAIS-IV Processing Speed Index	86	18
	Recognition speed	Stroop W	84	14
		Stroop C	86	16
Verbal general	Verbal comprehension	WAIS-IV Verbal Comprehension Index	83	13
Expressive	Semantic fluency	Animals	58	.3
	Phonemic fluency	FAS	58	.3
	Naming	BNT-2	64	.8
	Repetition	MAE sentences	71	3
Receptive	Comprehension	MAE token	106	67
General perception	Perceptual reasoning	WAIS-IV Perceptual Reasoning Index	71	3
Visuospatial construction	Visuomotor construction	Clock drawing	—	—
Spatial perception	Visual perception	JOLO	79	8
Motor	Manual dexterity	GD dominant hand	67	1.4
		GD nondominant hand	64	.8

WRAT-4 Reading = Wide Range Achievement Test, 4th Edition; WAIS-IV = Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, 4th Edition; CVLT-II = California Verbal Learning Test, 2nd Edition; BVMT-R = Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-Revised; Trails A = Trail Making Test Form A; Trails B = Trail Making Test Form B; Stroop C = Stroop Color Subtest; Stroop W = Stroop Word Subtest; Stroop C-W = Stroop Color-Word Subtest; WCST = Wisconsin Card Sorting Test; Animals = semantic fluency; FAS = phonemic fluency; BNT-2 = Boston Naming Test, 2nd Edition; MAE = Multilingual Aphasia Examination; JOLO = Judgment of Line Orientation Test; GD = grip dynamometer.