Table 1.
Neuropsychological assessment
| Scores of cognitive tests | Case 1 | Case 2 | Non-aphasic controls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini Mental State Examination (/30) | 29 | 28 | |
| Frontal Assessment Battery (/18) | 18 | 18 | |
| Western Aphasia Battery Object naming (/60) | 45 | 46 | 59.2 ± 2.4 |
| Standard Language Test of Aphasia | |||
| Auditory word recognition (/10) | 10 | 10 | 10.0 ± 0.2 |
| Naming (/20) | 16 | 15 | 19.6 ± 0.8 |
| Word repetition (/10) | 10 | 10 | 10.0 ± 0.1 |
| Verbal fluency (/15)(animal/min) | 10 | 6 | 12.6 ± 4.5 |
| Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III | |||
| Vocabulary (/64) | 19 | 20 | |
| Digit span Forward (/16) | 8 | 10 | |
| Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test | |||
| Copying (/36) | 36 | 35 | |
| Delayed recall (/36) | 18 | 10 | |
| Visual Perception Test for Agnosia | |||
| Famous face naming (/16) | 14 | 16 | |
| Famous face pointing (/16) | 0 | 2 | |
| Neuropsychiatric Inventory (/120) | 1 | 0 | |
The Visual Perception Test for Agnosia is a comprehensive test battery for visual perception standardized for Japanese, in which 0 denotes that one completely recognizes the faces of eight famous people, and 16 denotes that one cannot recognize any of the faces