Crossover learning of gestures in two ideomotor apraxia patients: A single case experimental design study

• Published in: Neuropsychological rehabilitation Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 563 - 580
• Main Authors: Shimizu, Daisuke, Tanemura, Rumi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Routledge 19.05.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Aged; Apraxia; Apraxia, Ideomotor - diagnostic imaging; Apraxia, Ideomotor - etiology; Apraxia, Ideomotor - physiopathology; Apraxia, Ideomotor - rehabilitation; Brain - diagnostic imaging; Brain - physiopathology; Brain damage; Brain injury; Cerebral hemispheres; Cognitive ability; Crossover learning; Disconnection; Female; Functional Laterality - physiology; Generalization (Psychology); Gesture training; Gestures; Hand - physiopathology; Hemispheric laterality; Humans; Imitation; Information transfer; Intervention; Learning; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Skills - physiology; Neurological diseases; Neurological disorders; Neurological functioning; Paralysis; Patients; Qualitative research; Rehabilitation; Single case experimental design study; Stroke; Stroke - complications; Stroke - diagnostic imaging; Stroke - physiopathology; Stroke Rehabilitation - methods; Transfer (Psychology) - physiology; Treatment; Verbal commands; Apraxia; Single case experimental design study; Treatment; Gesture training; Crossover learning

Crossover learning may aid rehabilitation in patients with neurological disorders. Ideomotor apraxia (IMA) is a common sequela of left-brain damage that comprises a deficit in the ability to perform gestures to verbal commands or by imitation. This study elucidated whether crossover learning occurre...