Table 3 Comparison between patients with constructional apraxia and without constructional apraxia regarding scores of aphasia test. Table 3 (a) that was statistically analyzed using the median shows that there was a significant difference between patients with constructional apraxia and patients without constructional apraxia in the scores of aphasia test in word fluency, spoken word and paragraph comprehension, repetition of complex words, digit strings and sentences, naming sub-items, and spoken picture description. Table 3 (b) that was statistically analyzed using the mean reveals that there was a significant difference between patients with constructional apraxia and patients without constructional apraxia in the scores of aphasia test in spoken word comprehension, spoken sentence, and spoken paragraph comprehension repetition of digit string, sentence repetition, naming objects and actions, spoken picture description, reading words, writing copying and words, and dictation

Mode

Mode

Median

Range

Median

Range

P value

 Bisection of line

0

(0–1)

0

0

(0–0)

0

0.063

 Semantic memory

10

(0–10)

10

10

(0–10)

10

0.137

 Verbal fluency for words

0

(0–25)

0

7

(0–18)

7

0.02*

 Recognition memory

10

(0–10)

10

10

(0–10)

10

0.113

 Gesture object use

12

(2–12)

12

12

(10–12)

12

0.848

 Arithmetic skill

0

(0–6)

0

3

(0–6)

3

0.07

 Comprehension of spoken words

20

(0–30)

20

30

(14–30)

30

0.016*

 Comprehension of spoken sentences

18

(0–32)

18

32

(12–32)

32

0.028

 Comprehension of spoken paragraphs

0

(0–4)

0

4

(0–4)

4

<0.001**

 Comprehension of written words

21

(0–30)

21

30

(0–30)

30

0.239

 Comprehension of written sentences

21

(0–32)

21

32

(0–32)

21

0.459

 Word repetition

32

(0–32)

32

32

(0–32)

32

0.246

 Repetition of complex words

4

(0–6)

4

6

(0–6)

6

0.027*

 Non-word repetition

6

(0–10)

6

6

(0–10)

6

0.151

 Digit repetition

4

(0–12)

4

6

(0–14)

6

0.026*

 Repetition of sentences

4

(0–12)

4

8

(0–12)

8

0.037*

 Naming (objects)

0

(0–48)

0

16

(0–48)

16

0.005**

 Naming (actions)

0

(0–10)

0

10

(0–10)

10

<0.001**

 Spoken description of pictures

0

(0–26)

0

14

(0–28)

14

0.006**

 Reading at level of words

0

(0–48)

0

20

(0–48)

20

0.301

 Reading at level of complex words

0

(0–6)

0

6

(0–6)

6

0.257

 Reading at level of function words

0

(0–6)

0

6

(0–6)

6

0.317

 Reading at level of non-words

0

(0–6)

0

6

(0–10)

6

0.229

 Writing by copying

0

(0–27)

0

27

(0–27)

27

0.092

 Picture names by writing

0

(0–21)

0

21

(0–21)

21

0.074

 Dictation

0

(0–28)

0

28

(0–28)

28

0.078

 Picture description by writing

0

(0–21)

0

12

(0–28)

12

0.074

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P value

 Bisection of line

0.08

0.28

0.00

0.00

0.062

 Semantic memory

6.62

4.1

8.6

2.9

0.056

 Word fluency

3.3

7.24

6.4

5.43

0.097

 Recognition memory

5.85

4.79

8.07

3.55

0.072

 Gesture object use

11.23

2.77

11.87

0.51

0.143

 Arithmetic skill

1.69

2.43

3.02

2.57

0.102

 Comprehension of spoken words

21.23

9.58

27.24

4.66

0.003**

 Comprehension of spoken sentences

20.62

11.62

27.29

7.03

0.013*

 Comprehension of spoken paragraphs

0.92

1.32

2.80

1.50

0.001**

 Comprehension of written words

17.00

14.90

24.26

10.35

0.140

 Comprehension of written sentences

17.67

16.12

24.47

11.27

0.202

 Word repetition

26.00

11.89

28.53

9.41

0.424

 Repetition of complex words

3.69

2.43

5.07

2.07

0.047

 Non-word repetition

5.08

3.71

6.69

3.46

0.151

 Digit repetition

4.00

3.65

6.36

3.50

0.039*

 Repetition of sentences

4.92

4.21

7.56

3.98

0.042*

 Naming (objects)

7.38

18.03

24.13

22.11

0.015*

 Naming (actions)

1.08

2.90

6.58

4.74

0.001**

 Spoken description of pictures

4.00

9.16

13.2

10.96

0.008**

 Reading at level of words

16.00

24.79

26.1

22.36

0.314

 Reading at level of complex words

2.00

3.10

3.69

2.8

0.182

 Reading at level of function words

2.00

3.10

3.59

2.91

0.223

 Reading at level of non-words

2.00

3.10

4.21

3.69

0.173

 Writing by copying

9.00

13.94

19.54

11.15

0.043*

 Writing of picture names

7.0

10.84

15.85

8.9

0.033*

 Dictation

9.3

14.46

21.08

11.46

0.029*

 Picture description by writing

4.8

8.54

12.15

10.04

0.098