From: Brain regions essential for improved lexical access in an aged aphasic patient: a case report
Patient (80 years, 25 months post stroke) | |||||
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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%) |