Table 1.
Characteristics of the ten participants.
| Participant | Gender | Age | Time Post Onset (weeks) | Education (years) | Occupation | Handedness | Site of Lesion | BDAE Complex Ideational Material | WAB Fluency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 62 | 2 | 16 | Retired; FBI | R | Left MCA occlusion | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | M | 49 | 3 | 12 | HVAC installation | R | Left MCA and right posterior parietal lobe infarcts | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | F | 87 | 2 | 12 | Retired; food service | R | Left frontal ischemic infarcts | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | F | 39 | 11 | 16 | Nurse | L | Acute left temporoparietal infarcts, non-acute left frontal and cerebellar infarcts | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | F | 61 | 2 | 12 | Retired; unknown | R | Left basal ganglia hemorrhage | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | F | 51 | 2 | 12 | Director for DC housing authority | L | L MCA infarct | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | F | 66 | 2 | 18 | Retired; Bureau of Printing and Engraving | R | L MCA ischemic infarct | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | M | 56 | 3 | 10 | Restaurant cook | R | L frontoparietal infarct with extension into the basal ganglia | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | M | 67 | 2 | 16 | Retired; branch head at the Naval Air Station | R | L insular infarct with occlusion of the M2 branch of the MCA | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | M | 49 | 11 | 16 | Personal security guard for a government official | R | L MCA infarct | 0 | 0 |