Table 2 Neuropsychological assessment of patients and controls
Patients (n = 11)Controls (n = 11)Fp Value
SPM47.64 (10.1)48.45 (6.5)1.1130.824
WCST
    Categories (max 6)5.27 (1.6)5..45 (1.5)0.3670.792
    Total number of errors21.36 (16.9)17.73 (17.8)0.0180.629
    Trials to first criterion19.91 (17.1)11.45 (0.8)6.0120.117
    Perseverative errors (%)9.49 (5.4)9.73 (4.4)0.0000.909
VLT40.45 (8.8)38.91 (11.6)0.3070.729
NVLT36.09 (9.9)33.91 (7.4)0.7850.565
AAT
    Reading57.55 (2.1)55.91 (2.5)0.1920.114
    Listening55.91 (4.6)58.18 (2.4)1.4940.160
  • Values are mean (SD).

  • AAT, Aachener Aphasia Test; NVLT, Non-verbal Learning Test; SPM, Standard Progressive Matrices; VLT, Verbal Learning Test; WCST, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.