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Table 5 Correlation measures among behavioral scales and executive functions evaluation tests for both clinical groups

From: Right frontal stroke: extra-frontal lesions, executive functioning and impulsive behaviour

Task

WCST administered trials

WCST hits

WCST perseverative errors

WCST Non perseverative errors

BADS weighted

BADS gross

Five digits inhibition

Five digits flexibility

Five digits choice errors

Five digits alternation errors

BIS T.

.15/-.25

-.14/.03

.06/-.05

.12/-.11

-.04/.14

.05/.04

-.23/-.30

.17/-.32

.04/.21

.52/-.07

Attent.

.26/-.11

-.50/-.07

.46/.10

-.09/-.11

-.08/-.06

-.29/-.07

-.07/-.10

.31/-.10

.55/.31

-.0/.77**

Motor

-.05/-.08

.13/-.21

-.14/.15

-.26/-.11

-.19/.22

.13/.20

.08/-.29

-.18/-.34

-.03/.06

.21/-.08

Planning

-.16/-.32

.44/.18

-.44/-.19

.35/-.06

-.0/.24

-.10/.10

-.17/-.27

.20/-.39*

-.02/.12

.03/-.15

ESAVI T.

.23/.16

-.18/-.26

.15/0.24

-.26/.08

-.23/-.10

.17/.04

.25/.36*

-.04/.45

.02/.39*

.22/.40*

AeT

.15/-.21

.02/.37*

.06/-.30

-.21/-.26

-.06/-.02

.40/-.13

.05/.10

-.41/-.03

-.08/-.02

-.05/-.00

CC

.44/.17

-.15/-.30

.23/.26

.02/.11

.23/-.23

.28/-.11

-.05/.24

- .34/.50**

-.02/.06

-.05/.38*

PF

-.31/.16

-.34/-.04

.12/.10

-.26/-.06

-.20/-.21

.10/-.07

.17/.16

-.06/.18

-.15/.15

-.05/.17

CeP

.33/.10

-.33/-.17

.28/.14

-.13/.18

-.39/-.01

-.42/.08

.20/.22

.37/.14

.29/.41*

.63*/.14

  1. BADS Behavioural Assessment Dysexecutive Syndrome, WCST Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, OE Omission Errors, OC Comission Errors
  2. *p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001; frontal lesion/extra-frontal lesion