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Table 3 Test performance of the patient and 3 healthy age-matched female controls. The patient was investigated before and after intensive language therapy. For controls fMRI-scanning was repeated witin a 2-week interval.

From: Brain regions essential for improved lexical access in an aged aphasic patient: a case report

Patient (80 years, 25 months post stroke)

Aachen Aphasia Test (* = significant according to AAT manual)

 

before therapy

after therapy

AAT profile score

47.5

48.9*

AAT Token Test (errors)

27

28

AAT repeating

88

108*

AAT written language

38

39

AAT Naming

44

51

AAT comprehension

90

88

Naming Test (no time limit)

150 items (all untrained)

before therapy

after therapy

correct responses

24

44

+ correct after self-correction

+7

+19

fMRI-Naming (before/after therapy)

80 items (40 trained)

correct

SP

PP

Neo

no response

trained items (40)

8/14

11/12

3/7

10/6

8/1

untrained items (40)

5/9

11/16

4/3

18/8

2/4

total

13/23

22/28

7/10

28/14

10/5

Benton Visual Retention Test

15 items

before therapy

after therapy

correct recognition

11/15

9/15

Alterskonzentrationstest (AKT)

 

before therapy

after therapy

time to completion

79 s

101 s

correct responses (max.20)

20

19

Healthy female controls (N = 3, all ♀)

fMRI Naming (80 items)

ID

age

correct at T1

correct at T2

1

76

74 (92.5%)

75 (93.75%)

2

80

68 (85%)

69 (86.25%)

3

85

70 (87.5%)

71 (88.75%)

  1. SP = semantic paraphasia, PP = phonematic paraphasia, Neo = neologism