Drawing in Alzheimer-type dementia
| Autor: | Giancarlo Comi, Maria Paola Bernasconi, Vittorio Martinelli, M. Fichera, Maria Antonietta Volontè |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Fichera, M, Bernasconi, Mp, Martinelli, V, Comi, Giancarlo, Volonté, M. A. |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Neurology. 85(4) |
| ISSN: | 1526-632X |
| Popis: | A 76-year-old woman had progressive memory loss for 2 years. Neurologic examination confirmed the memory deficit and also demonstrated ideative-ideomotor apraxia and visuospatial disturbances (Mini-Mental State Examination 17/30). A diagnosis of probable Alzheimer disease dementia (AD) was formulated. She showed us notebooks filled with drawings she had completed as a hobby, covering a period form before the illness (figure 1) to the present (figure 2). These sketches provide an inside into AD-related changes in creativity and visuospatial skills.1 Drawing performance is related to perceptual and executive dysfunctions in the visuospatial domain. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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