rss
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 64:763-770 doi:10.1136/jnnp.64.6.763
  • Paper

Lightning stroke and neuropsychological impairment: cases and questions

Table 6

Scores of the six patients on cognitive and motor tests

Patient
1 2 3 4 5 6
Groningen intelligence test:
 Vocabulary:
  Spatial insight . . . . . .
  Additions . . .
  Verbal analogies . . . . . .
  Fluency animals . . . . .
  Fluency occupations . . . . .
Memory:
 15 words learning
  Total score . + + . +
  Delayed recall . . . . .
  Delayed recognition . + + . + +
 Coherent text
  Immediate recall . . . .
  Delayed recall . .
 Warrington faces recognition . . + . .
 Digit span WAIS
  Forward . . . . .
  Backward . . . . .
Attention:
 Colour word test
  Reading . . . . . .
  Colour naming . . . . . .
  Colour words . . . . .
  Interference . . . . .
 Paced auditory serial addition task:
  Rate 3.2 . + . . . .
  Rate 2.8 . . . . .
  Rate 2.4 . . . . .
  Rate 2.0 . . . . . .
  Rate 1.6 . . . . . .
  Total score . + . . . .
 Trailmaking:
  Form A . . . . . .
  Form B . . . . . .
 Visual reaction time:
  4 choice reaction + . + + . .
  Under distraction . . . . .
  Dual task, visual RT + . .
  Dual task, auditory RT + . . . . .
  Average movement time . . . . .
Motor function:
 Finger tapping:
  Non-preferred hand . . . . +
  Preferred hand . . . . .
  L/R difference . . . . .
  • + = borderline, score in the worst decile of the distribution of scores in normal subjects. — = impaired, score outside the normal range, with age, level of education and sex taken into consideration.

This Article

Latest from Practical Neurology

Latest from Practical Neurology

Free sample
This recent issue is free to all users to allow everyone the opportunity to see the full scope and typical content of JNNP.
View free sample issue >>

Don't forget to sign up for content alerts so you keep up to date with all the articles as they are published.

  • BMJ Careers - Latest Neurology and Neurosurgery jobs

    Latest neurology and neurosurgery jobs