Summary of neuropsychological data for patients 1 and 2
| Domains | Scores | |
|---|---|---|
| Patient 1 | Patient 2 | |
| *Normal: <18. | ||
| N, normal; NA, not assessed. Impaired performances are indicated by an asterisk. Abbreviations for the tests42: BORB, Birmingham Object Recognition Battery; Columbia, Columbia Association Test; POP, Poppelreuter’s figures; RAVLT, Rey’s Auditory Verbal Learning test. Recognition of facial emotions is part of a prosopagnosia battery.43 The adapted Hooper and Stroop-like tests were developed in Lausanne.44 Mood alterations were evaluated using the French version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD)45 and PTSD-like symptoms were assessed using the Impact of Event Scale (IES).46 | ||
| Gnosia | ||
| Recognition of embedded figures (POP) | 9/9 | 8/8 |
| Hooper visual organisation test (adapted version) | 15/20 | 14/20 |
| Recognition of celebrities (actors, | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| politicians, etc) | ||
| Recognition of facial emotions | 12/12 | 12/12 |
| Colour naming | 10/10 | 10/10 |
| Position discrimination (BORB) | 33/40 | NA |
| Object recognition in non-canonical | 25/25 | 6/6 |
| views (BORB) | ||
| Stereognosia (objects, right hand) | 5/5 | 6/7 |
| Stereognosia (objects, left hand) | 5/5 | 5/7 |
| Semantic memory | ||
| Semantic memory: Columbia | 11/12 | 9/12 |
| Semantic memory: description of | 6/6 | 8/12* |
| visual features | ||
| Executive functions | ||
| Phonological fluency (1 min) | 16 | 5* |
| Categorical fluency (1 min) | 17 | 15 |
| Design fluency (repetitions) | 41 (6*) | 38 (6*) |
| Perseveration in Luria’s graphomotor | 3/20* | 2/20* |
| tasks | ||
| Clinical go/nogo task | 10/10 (N) | 10/10 (N) |
| Non-colour Stroop (interference/ | <2 (N) | <2 (N) |
| naming phase) | ||
| Behaviour/emotional scales | ||
| Global DEX score | 5/80* | 10/80* |
| Occasional emotional signs (reported in the DEX) | Apathy | Impulsiveness |
| Other artistic/diet changes | None | None |
| Psychiatric scales | ||
| HAD Depression | 4/21 | 7/21 |
| HAD Anxiety | 16/21* | 6/21 |
| IES scale | >30 | NA |