Table 1.
Characteristics of IWA (n = 11) and neurotypical age-matched control (AMC) participants (n = 11).
| IWA | Sex | Years Post-Stroke | Age at Testing | Years of Education | Aphasia Subtype | Lesion Location | BDAE-v3 | WAB-R AQ | SOAP-SR (%) | SOAP- OR (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | M | 15 | 55 | 17 | Mixed non-fluent | L lesion, IFG (BA 44/BA45) w/posterior ext. | 4 | 67.7 | 60 | 40 |
| S2 | M | 18 | 66 | 15 | Anomic | L anterior cerebral and middle cerebral infarct | 4 | 95.4 | 100 | 90 |
| S3 | M | 9 | 67 | 20 | Broca | L lesion posterior IFG (BA 44) w/posterior ext. | 2 | 82.6 | 100 | 30 |
| S4 | M | 8 | 63 | 16 | Broca /Anomic | L IPL w/posterior ext. sparing STG | 4 | 90.5 | 75 | 55 |
| S5 | F | 16 | 42 | NA | NA | L MCA infarct | 2 | 75.7 | 80 | 30 |
| S6 | F | 7 | 65 | 16 | Anomic | L MCA infarct w/subcortical ext. | 4 | 95.8 | 100 | 100 |
| S7 | F | 6 | 64 | 16 | Broca | L MCA infarct | 3 | 92.4 | 100 | 70 |
| S8 | F | 4 | 64 | 12 | Broca | L MCA infarct | 3 | NA | 80 | 60 |
| S9 | M | 4 | 59 | 12 | Broca | L MCA infarct | 2 | 28.2 | 80 | 40 |
| S10 | F | 6 | 76 | 12 | Broca | L superior temporal lesion | 3 | 88.2 | 90 | 40 |
| S11 | M | 1 | 57 | 16 | Broca | L MCA infarct | 4.5 | 98.4 | 100 | 60 |
| AMC Group | Ages 57–66 years (mean = ~61.9); 7 females, 4 males; Education 14–18 years (mean = 15.7) | |||||||||
L = left; BA = Brodmann area; IPL = inferior parietal lobule; STG = superior temporal gyrus; MCA = middle cerebral artery; BDAE = Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination (0 = no useable speech or auditory comprehension, 5 = minimal discernible speech handicap); SOAP SR = Average percent correct on subject relative items from the SOAP Test of Auditory Sentence Comprehension; SOAP OR = Average percent correct of object relative items from the SOAP Test of Auditory Sentence Comprehension; NA = Data is not available.