Research Article

Changes in Resting-State Connectivity following Melody-Based Therapy in a Patient with Aphasia

Table 2

JV neuropsychological assessment 25 months postinjury.

Domain/testRaw scoreStandard scoreClassification

Manual motor/psychomotor functioning
Grip strength (dom)25 kgLow average
Grip strength (non-dom)22.5 kgAverage
Grooved pegboard (dom)119 sec (0 drops)Severely impaired
Grooved pegboard (non-dom)80 sec (0 drops)Low average
Attention/speed of processing
Visual span forwards8Average
Symbol Digit Modalities Test—W42 items (0 errors)Mildly impaired
Trail Making Test A40 secMildly impaired
Trail Making Test B179 sec (2 errors)Moderately impaired
Language functions
MAE Token Test9/44Very defective
Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-III1261st %ileImpaired (age equivalent = 9 years, 9 months)
Visuospatial functioning
Visual Form Discrimination32/32Intact
WAIS—Block Design24/68Borderline impaired
RVDLT—copy32/366–10%ileMildly impaired
RVDLT—time to complete (copy)361 sec2-5th %ileMildly impaired
RVDLT—copy organizational quality1/5Extremely piecemeal; drawn rotated 90 degrees
Memory
RVDLT—total trials 1–546 Figures (26 intrusions)Average
RVDLT—immediate recall14.5/36Mildly impaired
RVDLT—highest number of figures recalled12/15
RVDLT—delayed recall11/15 (4 intrusions)
RVDLT—delayed recognition10/15 (2 false alarms)Severely impaired
BVMT Total Immediate Recall17/36Mildly impaired
BVMT Total—Delayed Recall8/12Average
BVMT Recognition6/6 (0 false alarms)>16th %ileIntact
Executive functioning
Visual span backwards7Average
WAIS—matrix reasoning11/26Average
WCST—total administered128 (full WCST)
WCST—errors40Mildly impaired
WCST—perseverative responses27Mildly impaired
WCST—perseverative errors23Mildly impaired
WCST—nonperseverative errors17Mildly impaired
WCST—conceptual level responses45Mildly impaired
WCST—categories411-16th %ileMildly impaired
Trials to complete 1st category12>16th%ileIntact

MAE Token Test = Multilingual Aphasia Examination Token Test; WAIS = Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; RVDLT = Rey Visual Design Learning Test; BVMT = Brief Visuospatial Memory Test; WCST = Wisconsin Card Sorting Test; W = written.