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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Lang. 2008 Jun 16;106(2):98–106. doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2008.05.002

Table 2.

Brain-damaged participants: Language and neuropsychological information1 (1 = Normal : 2 = Mild Impairment ; 3 = Moderate Impairment ; 4 = Severe Impairment)

LANGUAGE2
Subject Spontaneous Speech Auditory Comp. Repetition Naming Reading Comp.
AOS1 Nonfluent 1 3 1 1
AOS2 Nonfluent 1 3 1 1
AOS3 Nonfluent 1 4 1 1
AOS4 Nonfluent 2 3 2 1
AOS5 Nonfluent 1 4 NA3 1
AOS6 Nonfluent 1 4 NA3 1
CA1 Fluent 3 4 3 3
CA2 Fluent 3 4 3 3
CA3 Fluent 2 3 3 2
CA4 Fluent 2 3 3 2

VISUAL MEMORY
Subject Performance IQ4 Perception5 Construction6 Executive Control7 Verbal Nonverbal

AOS1 1 1 1 1 1 1
AOS2 1 1 1 1 1 1
AOS3 1 1 1 1 1 1
AOS4 1 1 1 1 NA 1
AOS5 1 1 1 1 NA 1
CA1 1 1 1 1 NA 1
CA2 1 1 1 1 NA 1
CA3 1 1 1 1 NA 1
CA4 1 1 1 1 1 1
*

Note: Neuropsychological data from Dr. Daniel Tranel, Chief of Neuropsychology, UIHC

1

NA- could not test- speech or language too impaired,

2

See Lezak (1983) for reference to tests,

3

Multilingual Aphasia Examination, Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination, Token Test

4

Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised,

5

Facial Recognition Test, Line Orientation Test

6

Complex Figure Test- Copy, Drawing to dictation, Three-Dimensional Block Design Test

7

Clinic Interview, MMPI, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test,

8

Wechsler Memory Scale, Key-Auditory-Verbal Learning Test, Benton Visual Retention Test, Complex Figure Delay Recall Test