Table 1.
Patients and control demographics and clinical characteristics.
| Controls | Patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| n | 21 | 22 | |
| Sex, n (%) | f | 8 (38.1%) | 5 (22.7%) |
| m | 13 (61.9%) | 17 (77.3%) | |
| Age, median [min, Q1, Q3, max] | 58 yo [27,52,64,82] | 60.5 yo [28,52.2,63,74] | |
| Month after stroke, median [min, Q1, Q3, max] | 4 mo [0,1,5,17] | ||
| Stroke type, n (%) | HEM | 3 (33.3%) | |
| ISCH | 6 (66.7%) | ||
| NIH stroke scale (NIHSS), median [min, Q1, Q3, max] |
Available: N = 11(50%) 10 [2,5.5,16,20] |
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| MEC Prosody Comprehension item, median [min, Q1,Q3, max] |
Available: N = 22 (100%) 9 [0,8,11,12] |
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| MEC Prosody Repetition item, median [min, Q1, Q3, max] |
Available: N = 22 (100%) 11 [7,10,12,12] |
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| MEC Total, median [min, Q1, Q3, max] |
Available: N = 22 (100%) 21 [9,18.2,22.8,24] |
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| BDAE command execution item, median [min, Q1, Q3, max] |
Available: N = 22(100%) 14 [5,14,15,19] |
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| Audiogram left-ear, median dBHL at 1000 Hz [min, Q1, Q3, max] | 0 dBHL [0,0,15,35] |
Available: N = 7(31%) 20 dBHL [10,15,30,60] |
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| Audiogram right-ear, median dBHL at 1000 Hz [min, Q1, Q3, max] | 5 dBHL [0,0,20,30] |
Available: N = 7(31%) 15 dBHL [5,7.5,37.5,45] |
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| Vocal audiogram, median% detection at 40 dB [min, Q1, Q3, max] |
Available: N = 13(59%) 99. % [85,94,100,100] |
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| LAMA Sustained auditory attention score accuracy, median [min, Q1, Q3, max] |
Available: N = 12(54%) 30 [29,29.8,30,30] |
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| LAMA Sustained auditory attention reaction time (sec), median [min, Q1, Q3, max] |
Available: N = 12(54%) 92.5 [63,85.8,137,192] |
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| MBEA (Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia), median [min, Q1, Q3, max] |
Available: N = 13(59%) 60 [48,57,71,85] |
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| AIRTAC2 (Auditory discrimination), median [min, Q1, Q3, max] |
Available: N = 13(59%) 44 [36,42,47,48] |
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| HADS (depression + anxiety), median [min, Q1, Q3, max] |
Available: N = 13(59%) 18.5 [7,11.2,24.8,35] |
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N = 22 right-hemisphere stroke survivors and N = 22 age-matched controls took part in the study.
MEC, Montréal Evaluation de la Communication; BDAE, Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination.