Table 2.
Results of the standardized language and neuropsychological tests by PPA subtype, and for the entire group of individuals with PPA. For all language measures, raw scores are reported, and maximum scores are indicated in parentheses. For neuropsychological measures, raw scores are reported for the MMSE, the DSF and the DSB, and time in seconds for the TMT.
| Measure | PPA-G | PPA-L | PPA-S | All PPA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Language Measures | |||||||||
| WAB-AQ (100) | 82.8 | 7.4 | 91.2 | 5.2 | 84.8 | 9.0 | 85.7 | 8.1 | |
| BNT (60) | 45.0 | 10.9 | 49.6 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 7.5 | 38.5 | 18.3 | |
| PPVT (36) | 33.0 | 3.0 | 34.1 | 2.1 | 20.5 | 7.4 | 30.4 | 6.9 | |
| NAT C (15) | 12.1 | 4.0 | 14.5 | 0.7 | 14.8 | 0.7 | 13.4 | 3.1 | |
| NAT NC (15) | 6.7 | 3.1 | 12.1 | 2.3 | 13.3 | 2.5 | 9.7 | 4.1 | |
| NAT Total (30) | 18.8 | 6.5 | 26.5 | 2.6 | 28 | 3.0 | 23.1 | 6.5 | |
| NAVS VNT (22) | 18.8 | 3.2 | 20.9 | 1.0 | 16 | 4.6 | 18.8 | 3.6 | |
| NAVS VCT (22) | 21.7 | 0.8 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 1.1 | 21.7 | 0.8 | |
| NAVS SPPT C (15) | 11.2 | 4.5 | 14.2 | 1.9 | 14.8 | 0.7 | 12.9 | 3.6 | |
| NAVS SPPT NC (15) | 7.4 | 5.3 | 12.2 | 2.7 | 14.3 | 1.6 | 10.4 | 4.9 | |
| NAVS SPPT Total (30) | 18.6 | 9.1 | 26.5 | 4.1 | 29.0 | 2.2 | 23.4 | 8.1 | |
| NAVS SCT C (15) | 13.5 | 2.3 | 14.7 | 0.9 | 14.8 | 1.0 | 14.2 | 1.8 | |
| NAVS SCT NC (15) | 12.3 | 2.3 | 14.1 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 1.5 | 13.3 | 2.2 | |
| NAVS SCT Total (30) | 25.8 | 4.1 | 28.8 | 2.3 | 29.1 | 2.5 | 27.4 | 3.6 | |
| Neuropsychological Measures | |||||||||
| MMSE (30) | 25.1 | 3.4 | 26.0 | 2.7 | 24.9 | 5.0 | 25.3 | 3.6 | |
| DSF (14) | 4.6 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 8.67 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 2.7 | |
| DSB (14) | 3.6 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 6.6 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 1.9 | |
| TMT—PartA | 44.7 | 21.2 | 38.9 | 16.2 | 32.4 | 10.1 | 40.4 | 18.4 | |
| TMT—PartB | 161.5 | 76.7 | 130.2 | 70.6 | 80.7 | 30.6 | 135.0 | 74.0 | |
Note. BNT = Boston Naming Test; C = Canonical; DSF = Digit Span Forward; DSB = Digit Span Backward; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination; NAT = Northwestern Anagram Test; NAVS = Northwestern Assessment of Verbs and Sentences; NC = Non-canonical; SCT = Sentence Comprehension Test; SPPT = Sentence Production Priming Test; TMT = Trail Making Test; VCT = Verb Comprehension Test; VNT = Verb Naming Test.