Table 1.
Acute and subacute language performance.
| Assessment | Acute | Subacute |
|---|---|---|
| QAB Single word comprehension (10) | 10.0 | 9.8 |
| QAB Sentence comprehension (10) | 9.6 | 10.0 |
| QAB Word finding (10) | 10.0 | 8.3 |
| QAB Grammatical construction (10) | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| QAB Speech motor programming (10) | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| QAB Repetition (10) | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| QAB Reading (10) | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| QAB Overall (10) | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| QAB Writing (extended form) (10) | 10.0 | |
| QAB Written word comprehension (extended form) (10) | 10.0 | |
| PPT (14) | 14 | |
| Communication questions from BOSS | 0 (no impairment) | |
| WAB-R Spontaneous speech (20) | 20.0 | |
| WAB-R Auditory verbal comprehension (10) | 10.0 | |
| WAB-R Repetition (10) | 9.8 | |
| WAB-R Naming and word finding (10) | 9.0 | |
| WAB-R Aphasia Quotient (100) | 97.6 | |
QAB = Quick Aphasia Battery (Wilson, Eriksson, et al., 2018); PPT = Pyramids and Palm Trees (Breining et al., 2015); BOSS = Burden of Stroke Scale (Doyle et al., 2003); WAB-R = Western Aphasia Battery-Revised (Kertesz, 2006). Numbers in parentheses represent total points possible for each measure. Acute testing was completed 2 days post onset. Subacute testing was completed 55 days post onset (QAB, PPT, BOSS questions) and 72 days post onset (WAB-R).