Table 2 Results of action comprehension and imitation tests in patients with semantic dementia.
| Test (full scores) | Patient | Normal controls | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Mean (SD) | % Correct | Mean (SD) | % Correct | |
| Action comprehension test | ||||||||||
| Symbolic11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4.2 (2.4) | 35.9 (19.3) | 11.0 (0) | 100 (0) |
| Instrumental13 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10.0 (2.8) | 70.0 (26.8) | 11.9 (0.9) | 91.5 (6.7) |
| Total24 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14.2 (4.6) | 59.0 (19.3) | 22.9 (0.9) | 95.0 (3.6) |
| Action imitation test | ||||||||||
| Symbolic11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10.7 (0.8) | 97.0 (7.4) | ||
| Instrumental11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10.3 (0.8) | 93.9 (7.4) | ||
| Meaningless8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8.0 (0) | 100 (0) | ||
| Total27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29.0 (0.9) | 96.7 (3.0) | ||