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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 74:255-257 doi:10.1136/jnnp.74.2.255
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Development of selective verbal memory impairment secondary to a left thalamic infarct: a longitudinal case study

Table 1

Neuropsychological raw scores and centile rankings at the initial and one year assessments

Neuropsychological tests Assessment 1 (Feb 2001) Assessment 2 (Feb 2002)
%ile, centile.
The Wechsler abbreviated scale of intelligence3:
    Vocabulary (raw score) 77 76
    Matrix reasoning (raw score) 28 29
    Predicted full scale IQ 134 (99%ile) 135 (99%ile)
National adult reading test4:
    Number of errors 5 4
    (Predicted IQ) (124)
Easy recognition memory test5
    Words 25/25 (>50%ile) 25/25 (>50%ile)
    Faces 25/25 (>50%ile) 25/25 (>50%ile)
Graded difficulty arithmetic test6 14/24 (>50%ile) 14/24 (>50%ile)
Graded naming test7 29/30 (>99%ile) 25/30 (>90%ile)
Visual object and space perception battery8
    Silhouettes 21/30 (>25%ile) 21/30 (>25%ile)
    Number location 8/10 (>5%ile) 10/10 (>50%ile)

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