Table 1.
Description of patients’ lesions
| Patient | Gender | Aetiology | Age | Years since stroke | Lesion location (all left-hemisphere) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Male | Ischaemic stroke | 33 | 10.5 | Ins, BG |
| 2 | Female | Ischaemic stroke | 35 | 1.4 | IFG, PCG, Ins, BG, Thalamus |
| 3 | Male | Surgery following cerebral haematoma | 41 | 1.7 | SPL, PCG |
| 4 | Male | Ischaemic stroke | 45 | 4.6 | IFG, MFG, IPL, Ins, BG |
| 5 | Male | Haemorrhagic stroke | 47 | 3.6 | White matter posterior to insula |
| 6 | Female | Haemorrhagic stroke | 52 | 4.2 | BG |
| 7 | Male | Ischaemic stroke | 53 | 37.3 | IFG, STG, MTG, IPL, BG |
| 8 | Female | Ischaemic stroke | 56 | 7.4 | FL, aTL, Ins, BG |
| 9 | Male | Surgery following cerebral haematoma | 60 | 3.3 | IPL, ITG |
| 10 | Male | Ischaemic stroke | 62 | 2.0 | IFG, STG, MTG, Ins, BG |
| 11 | Male | Ischaemic stroke | 63 | 7.3 | MFG, PCG |
| 12 | Male | Ischaemic stroke | 63 | 3.5 | Ins, BG |
| 13 | Male | Ischaemic stroke | 69 | 6.4 | IFG, STG, MTG, IPL, Ins |
| 14 | Male | Haemorrhagic stroke | 76 | 5.6 | pTL |
BG = basal ganglia; FL = frontal lobe; IFG = inferior frontal gyrus; Ins = insula; IPL = inferior parietal lobule; ITG = inferior temporal gyrus; MFG = middle frontal gyrus; MTG = middle temporal gyrus; PCG = precentral gyrus; SPL = superior parietal lobule; STG = superior temporal gyrus; aTL/pTL = anterior/posterior temporal lobe.