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. 2014 Dec;61:127–140. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2014.08.016

Table 1.

Groups' demographic characteristics and neuropsychological profile.

AHP(n = 8)
HP(n = 8)
t-Test
Mean SD Mean SD t df p
Age (years) 71.63 16.18 64.75 12.14 .96 14.00 .35
Education (years) 11.88 1.81 12.63 1.92 .68 14.00 .51
Days from onset 11.13 11.26 14.38 10.56 .60 14.00 .56
MRC Left upper limb .25 .46 .38 .52 .51 14.00 .62
MRC left lower limb .63 .92 1.00 1.07 .75 14.00 .46
Premorbid IQ-WTAR 41.50 7.79 33.00 7.62 1.41 10.00 .19
Berti awareness interview 1.63 .52 .25 .46 5.60 14.00 .00*
Feinberg awareness scale 6.31 2.17 .63 .69 7.06 14.00 .00*
Orientation 2.88 .35 3.00 .00 1.00 7.00 .35
Digit span forwards 5.63 1.19 6.13 .99 .91 14.00 .38
Digit span backwards 2.88 .83 3.38 1.30 .91 14.00 .38
MOCA memory 3.75 .89 4.17 .98 .83 12.00 .42
MMSE 22.20 6.02 25.00 2.16 .88 7.00 .41
Visual fields 4.29a 1.89 3.57a 1.99 .69 12.00 .50
Somatosensory (max 6) 3.38a 1.41 3.00a 1.60 .50 14.00 .63
Proprioception (max 9) 3.71 2.21 6.57 2.37 2.33 12.00 .04*
Comb/razor test left 4.75 4.13 5.25 2.60 .29 14.00 .78
Comb/razor test right 12.63 5.10 10.63 2.97 .96 14.00 .35
Comb/razor test ambiguous 5.88 1.96 4.13 2.42 1.59 14.00 .13
Bisiach one item test .75 .46 .38 .52 1.53 14.00 .15
Line crossing right 11.50 6.44 16.25 2.05 1.99 8.41 .08
Line crossing left 6.75a 8.14 10.00a 8.68 .77 14.00 .45
Star cancelation right (omissions) 13.75 6.11 11.00 6.19 .89 14.00 .39
Star cancelation left (omissions) 21.25a 10.43 18.88a 10.86 .45 14.00 .66
Copy .50a .76 1.00a 1.07 1.08 14.00 .30
Representational drawing .25 .46 .50 .53 1.00 14.00 .33
Line bisection right .43a .53 .38a .52 .20 13.00 .85
Line bisection centre .57a .53 .75a .46 .69 13.00 .50
Line bisection left .38a .52 .50a .53 .48 14.00 .64
Cognitive estimates 16.71a 4.86 15.50a 2.26 .56 11.00 .59
FAB total score 11.40a 2.70 13.50a 2.51 1.43 11.00 .18
HADS depression 2.88 2.70 8.00a 3.89 3.06 14.00 .01*
HADS anxiety 5.13 3.00 7.25 4.89 1.05 14.00 .31

Berti awareness interview = Berti et al. (1996); Feinberg Awareness scale = Feinberg et al. (2000); MRC = Medical Research Council (Guarantors of Brain, 1986); MOCA = The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (Nasreddine et al., 2005); Comb/razor test = tests of personal neglect (MacIntoch, Brodie, & Beschin, 2000); Bisiach one item test = test of personal neglect; Visual fields and somatosensory = customary ‘confrontation’ technique = Bisiach, Vallar, & Perani (1986); line crossing, star cancellation, copy & representational drawing = conventional sub-tests of Behavioural Inattention Test (Wilson, Cockborn & Halligan, 1987); FAB = Frontal Assessment Battery (Dubois et al., 2000); HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (Zigmond & Snaith, 1983).

*Significant difference between groups, p < .05.

a

Scores below tests' cut-off points, or more than 1 SD below average mean.