Apraxia related with subcortical lesions due to cerebrovascular disease

Autor: N. E. Tabaki, Dimos D. Mitsikostas, L. Besmertis, K. Vemmos, P. Stathis, Michail Vikelis
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 122:9-14
ISSN: 1600-0404
0001-6314
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01224.x
Popis: Tabaki NE, Vikelis M, Besmertis L, Vemmos K, Stathis P, Mitsikostas DD. Apraxia related with subcortical lesions due to cerebrovascular disease. Acta Neurol Scand: 2010: 122: 9–14. © 2009 The Authors Journal compilation © 2009 Blackwell Munksgaard. Objectives – To examine whether ideomotor apraxia exists in patients with subcortical ischemic lesions. Patients and Methods – A matched-control, prospective and multi-centered research design was used. Ideomotor apraxia, anxiety and depression were assessed by the Movement Imitation Test and the Hamilton scales, respectively. Results – Forty two consecutive patients with subcortical ischemic stroke and an equal number of healthy participants, matched in age and sex were included. Paired-sample t-tests showed that patients had significantly more apractic elements in their movements (t = 5.03, P
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