Psychology: Research and Review
From: Right frontal stroke: extra-frontal lesions, executive functioning and impulsive behaviour
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Variables | Frontal | Extra-Frontal Net | Control | ||
Median (tertiles) | Median (tertiles) | Median (tertiles) | X 2 /U | p | |
Scholarity | 11 (5.5 – 17.5) | 9 (5.0 – 11.0) | 9 (5.0 – 13.0) | 2.943 | .230 |
Age | 64 (61.0 – 71.50) | 60 (54.0 – 67.0) | 57 (47.25 – 63.50) | 7.259 | .027a |
Lesion Time | 27.0 (23.50 – 48.0) | 22.0 (12.0 – 34.0) | - | 143.000 | .132 |
Rankin Scale | 0 (0 – 1.0) | 1.0 (0 – 2.0) | - | 147.000 | .126 |
Reading Habits | 7.0 (3.5 – 8.5) | 4.0 (2.0 – 7.0) | 5.0 (3.0 – 6.25) | 2.552 | .279 |
Writing Habits | 2.0 (0 – 4.5) | 2.0 (0 – 4.0) | 3.5 (1.0 – 5.0) | 5.185 | .075 |
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MMSE | 29.0 (25.50 – 29.50) | 28.0 (26.0 – 29.0) | 28.0 (26.0 – 29.0) | 1.078 | .583 |
SRQ-20 | 3.0 (2.0 – 4.50) | 4.0 (2.0 – 8.0) | 2.0 (1.0 – 5.25) | 2.462 | .292 |
WMI | 27.0 (23.50 – 36.50) | 28.0 (23.0 – 34.0) | 27.0 (24.0 – 36.25) | 0.466 | .921 |
BDI-II | 9.0 (5.0 – 12.50) | 11.0 (4.0 – 23.0) | 6.50 (2.0 – 11.0) | 5.908 | .052 |
Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | |||
Males | 8 (61,5) | 17 (54.8) | 9 (23.7) | ||
Right-handed | 10 (76.9) | 28 (90.3) | 34 (89.5) | ||
Ischemic Lesion | 10 (76.9) | 24 (77.4) | - | ||
Benzodiazepines | 0 | 4 (12.9) | 2 (5.3) | ||
Antidepressants | 2 (15.4) | 7 (22.6) | 4 (10.5) |