Table 3. Neuropsychological performance.

	HC (n = 18)	SG (n = 6)	SP (n = 8)	HC - SG	HC - SP	SG - SP
General Cognitive Function				p	p	p
MMSE	29.11±1.28	27.50±1.38	27.25±2.49	0.016	0.022	0.250
Sustained Attention
MoCA subtest (/11)	11	10.83±0.41	9.50±1.77	0.083	0.000	0.072
Digit Span Forward (WAIS-III)	5±1.14	4.67±1.37	4.75±1.49	0.560	0.642	0.462
Working memory
Digit Span Backwards (WAIS-III)	3.83±1.04	3.83±0.75	3.38±1.30	0.747	0.274	0.643
Premotor functions
Luria' sequences (/5)	5	4.67±0.82	3.87±1.81	0.083	0.007	0.227
Rhythms subtest (/10)	8.78±1.35	7±2.45	6.75±3.11	0.054	0.060	0.713
Interference and Inhibitory control (/3)	2.89±0.32	2.83±0.41	2.38±0.74	0.727	0.028	0.762
Verbal fluency
Letter (P)	11.67±3.11	12.17±4.67	7.50±4.81	0.814	0.014	0.522
Semantic (Animals)	16.39±3.74	16.67±6.62	13.50±4.69	0.898	0.106	0.467
Language
Boston Naming Test (/15)	11±2	13 (10–14)	9±3.02	0.152	0.056	0.037
Psychomotor speed (seconds)
Trail Making Test A (seconds)	59.94±23.45	54.50±22.189	127.50±84.34	0.968	0.046	0.064
Grooved Pegboard Test (preferred hand; seconds)	72.33±11.87	68.83±14.26	146.25±97.16	0.557	0.009	0.109
Visuospatial Skills
Right Line cancellation test (/18)	18	18	18	–	–	–
Left Line cancellation test (/18)	18	18	18	–	–	–

Values are means ± standard deviations in Student’s t-test or medians (interquartile range) in Mann-Whitney test for continuous variables. Values are n (%) for categorical variables in Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test. p shows statistical comparison between groups. Abbreviations: MMSE = Mini Mental State Examination; HC = Healthy Control; SG = Stroke Group with good recovery; SP = Stroke group with poor recovery.