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constructional apraxia |
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constructional apraxia [kənstruk′shənəl] Etymology: L, construere, to build a form of apraxia characterized by the inability to copy drawings or to manipulate objects to form patterns or designs. It is caused by a right hemisphere lesion. The deficit is tested by asking the patient to copy two-dimensional geometric patterns, such as circles, squares, diamonds, and hexagons, and to copy three-dimensional structures constructed of 1-inch building blocks. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In isolation, copying and drawing tests are not recommended for assessing ULN because they have a poor ability to discriminate between ULN, cognitive impairment, (55,56) and constructional apraxia. The researchers used scores for individual items on the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) at admission as well as the variables of age, sex, education, body mass index, depression, left-side neglect, aphasia, lesion side and etiology, comorbidities, and ideomotor and constructional apraxia to predict FIM scores at discharge in 248 patients who had had a stroke. |
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