Patient No. Stage WAIS-III
    VIQ PIQ TIQ Verbal comprehension Perceptual organization Working memory Processing speed
1 Subacute 76 63 65 NA NA NA NA
  Chronic 102 96 98 NA NA NA NA
2 Subacute 56 50 49 54 55 54 50
  Chronic 112 98 101 98 102 98 97
3 Subacute 96 102 98 86 106 103 81
  Chronic 110 98 102 98 110 111 92
4 Subacute 88 84 85 90 83 100 84
  Chronic 111 97 113 102 110 92 102
5 Subacute 59 58 55 61 61 60 57
  Chronic 86 72 88 72 82 88 66
6 Subacute 64 74 65 56 66 62 63
  Chronic 84 102 91 92 119 76 78
7 Subacute 50 53 103 86 112 111 60
  Chronic 90 103 95 86 112 111 60
8 Subacute 114 90 104 109 101 111 81
  Chronic 120 94 110 110 118 110 92
*N = 8 patients. Abbreviations: PIQ, Performance Intelligence Quotient; TIQ, Total Intelligence Quotient; VIQ, Verbal Intelligence Quotient; WAIS-III, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale III. NA; not available
Difference between subacute and chronic stages: P ≤ .05
Table 5: Cognitive function in patients who had traumatic brain injury*.