Table 3.

Examples of naming and recognition errors made post-operatively by the patient on the famous faces subtest

Famous Faces – test stimuli	Patient responses reflecting recognition errors
Bill Gates	“That’s Oliver North. He was involved in the Iran Contra affair… a military man.”
George W. Bush	“Richard Nixon… He was the only U.S. President to be impeached.”
Susan Sarandon	“Michael Jackson… He is a great pop singer… Now he’s in trouble with the law.
Hillary Clinton	“She’s part of the British royal family… a princess or a duchess or something… I don’t recall her name.”
Famous Faces – test stimuli	Patient responses reflecting naming errors
Bill Clinton	“He was the last President… I can’t recall his name… He had an affair with an intern.
George Burns	“He’s a famous comedian. He lived to be nearly one hundred I think, but he’s dead now. He always smoked big cigars. He also played God in a couple of movies.”
Saddam Hussein	“That’s the Iraqi guy… he’s in hiding now because we went after his butt. He’s been leading their country for a long time. The first Bush went after him too.”