Research Article

Effects of Mnemonic Strategy Training on Brain Activity and Cognitive Functioning of Left-Hemisphere Ischemic Stroke Patients

Table 1

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of each of the left-sided stroke patients previous to MST.

PatientSexAgeSchool yearsYears since lesionEtiologyLesion size (cm3)Lesion location on the left hemisphere

P1M20122MCA ischemia10.63FP, PreCG, PostCG, INS, & Pu
P2M29134MCA ischemia23.99IFG, PreCG, & INS
P3F30111MCA ischemia20.48FP & IFG
P4F36155MCA ischemia19.76IFG, MFG, PreCG, & INS
P5F43113MCA ischemia67.09IFG, PreCG, PostCG, NCR, & Pu
P6F441112MCA ischemia89.61IFG, MFG, SFG, PreCG, PostCG, INS, & SPL
P7M51112MCA ischemia61.18IFG, MFG, PreCG, PostCG, STG, & IPL
P8F45113MCA ischemia17.28PreCG, PostCG, & INS
P9F48154ACA ischemia8.75SFG, PreCG, & Cg
P10F551110MCA ischemia12.73PreCG & PostCG
P11M57113MCA ischemia13.20Superior part of PreCG & PostCG

M: male; F: female; MCA: middle cerebral artery; FP: frontal pole; IFG: inferior frontal gyrus; MFG: middle frontal gyrus; SFG: superior frontal gyrus; PreCG: precentral gyrus; PostCG: postcentral gyrus; STG: superior temporal gyrus; SPL: superior parietal lobule; INS: insula; Cg: cingulate cortex; NCR: nucleocapsular region; Pu: putamen.