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. 2021 Nov 26;24(5):781–793. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab275

Table 2 .

Frequency of Preoperative and Postoperative Deficits, poor Performances and Normal Performances for Each Neurocognitive Task

TESTS Frequency (preoperative) Frequency (postoperative)
Deficit Poor functioning Normal range Deficit Poor functioning Normal range
Z < –1.65 Z [–1.65; –1] –1 < Z Z < –1.65 Z [–1.65; –1] –1 < Z
Executives functions (Average of the domain) 5.63 10.13 84.24 9.74 11.43 78.84
TMTB 4.52 3.87 91.61 4.46 9.55 85.99
TMT B-A 4.52 10.32 85.16 9.55 7.64 82.80
STROOP interference 5.84 7.14 87.01 11.18 9.87 78.95
STROOP I-N 5.84 7.79 86.36 11.84 7.89 80.26
Forward span 4.29 11.43 84.29 5.56 9.72 84.72
Backward span 0.71 6.43 92.86 3.47 9.72 86.81
Phonological fluency 10.32 15.48 74.19 15.58 18.18 66.23
Categorical fluency 8.97 18.59 72.44 16.23 18.83 64.94
Social cognition
RMET 8.79 10.99 80.22 12.09 7.69 73.63
Psychomotor speed and attention (Average of the domain) 6.07 8.05 85.89 10.25 8.18 81.57
Codes 4.96 7.09 87.94 5.84 8.03 86.13
TMT A 0.65 1.29 98.06 1.91 3.18 94.90
STROOP naming 8.33 10.90 80.77 13.64 9.74 76.62
STROOP reading 10.32 12.90 76.77 19.61 11.76 68.63
Visuospatial functioning (Average of the domain) 2.14 0.36 97.50 1.03 2.07 96.90
R&T: Copy 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 100.00
Bell test: omissions 4.29 0.71 95.00 2.07 4.14 93.79
Language (Average of the domain) 6.60 7.81 85.59 10.80 7.85 81.35
DO80 1.30 3.90 94.81 10.14 7.25 82.61
PPTT 22.08 6.49 71.43 15.94 4.35 79.71
Reading text 4.05 16.22 79.73 14.52 17.74 67.74
Regular words 1.35 12.16 86.49 3.23 6.45 90.32
Irregular words 1.35 1.35 97.30 3.23 1.61 95.16
Pseudo-words 9.46 6.76 83.78 17.74 9.68 72.58
Verbal Episodic Memory (Average of the domain) 9.18 12.56 78.25 13.15 9.90 76.96
Encoding 2.68 6.25 91.07 5.36 2.68 91.96
Immediate free recall 1 (FR1) 14.29 23.21 62.50 16.96 16.07 66.96
Immediate free recall 2 (FR2) 10.71 18.75 70.54 16.51 11.01 72.48
Immediate free recall 3 (FR3) 11.71 17.12 71.17 15.38 13.46 71.15
Total recall 1 (TR1) 7.21 9.91 82.88 16.36 1.82 81.82
Total recall 2 (TR2) 6.31 9.01 84.68 8.33 5.56 86.11
Total recall 3 (TR3) 9.01 9.01 81.98 7.69 6.73 85.58
Delayed free recall (DFR) 12.61 10.81 76.58 21.15 18.27 60.58
Delayed total recall (DTR) 8.11 9.01 82.88 10.58 13.46 75.96
Nonverbal memory (Average of the domain) 3.93 9.17 86.90 7.86 10.05 78.61
R&T: immediate recall 3.51 8.77 87.72 7.89 11.40 79.82
R&T: delayed recall 4.35 9.57 86.09 7.83 8.70 77.39
Overall, all domain 6.05 8.44 85.51 9.27 8.17 81.12

DO80: Dénomination orale d’images, PPTT: Pyramid and palm tree test, TMT: Trail making test, R&T Rey or Complex Figure, WAIS-IV: Wechsler adult intelligence scale IV, RMET: Read the mind in the eyes task, FR: Free Recall, TR: Total recall, DFR: Delayed Free Recall; DTR: Delayed Total Recall