Spectrum of neuropsychiatric symptoms in chronic post-stroke aphasia

Table 2 Incidence and composite score of neuropsychiatric symptoms based on the domain-general neuropsychiatric inventory evaluation

NPI symptom	No. of PWA with NPS (max. 20)	Percentage of PWA with NPS (%)	Composite NPI score1
Depression	15	75	4
Irritability	14	70	2
Agitation	14	70	2
Anxiety	13	65	2.5
Appetite/eating disorders	13	65	1
Apathy	10	50	4.5
Disinhibition	9	45	1
Sleep/nighttime disturbances	8	40	1.5
Euphoria	1	5	2
Aberrant motor behavior	1	5	2
Hallucinations	1	5	1
Delusions	0	0	0

¹Neuropsychiatric inventory scores were calculated based on positive cases.

Incidence of symptom was determined by the number of persons with aphasia with frequency scores of > 0 of the respective symptom. PWA: Persons with aphasia; NPI: Neuropsychiatric Inventory; NPS: Neuropsychiatric symptoms.