Cognitive-Perceptual Deficits Flashcards
Anosognosia
Unawareness of motor deficit (not aware of hemiplegia)
Ideational apraxia
Lack of knowledge for object use during functional activity and breakdown in what/how to perform motor actions using objects
Ideomotor apraxia
Loss of kinesthetic memory impacting purposeful movement and motor planning with sensation, movement and coordination in tact (person unable to perform tasks on request but may be able to perform spontaneously)
Astereognosis (tactile agnosia)
Inability to recognize objects, forms, shapes and sizes by touch
Three body scheme disorders
- Right-left discrimination
- Somatoagnosia
- Unilateral body neglect
Right-left discrimination
Inability to distinguish between R and L sides of body and environment
Somatoagnosia
Lack of awareness of body structure and recognizing body parts as one’s own
Spatial relations impairement
Difficulty relating objects to each other such as difficulty orienting clothing or aligning sheets
Topographical disorientation impairment
Difficulty navigating through space due to memory dysfunction and difficulties with sensory stimuli interpretation leading to difficulties finding room or getting home
Unilateral spatial nelect
Inattention to contralateral space that may or may not involve visual deficits
What visual foundations skills should be assessed prior to cognitive-perceptual skills
Visual acuity
Visual fields
Oculomotor function
Scanning
Sustained attention deficit
Not able to attend to long classes, conversations or movies
Selective attention deficit
Difficulty processing and filtering relevant information while completing tasks such as reading or studying
Divided attention deficit
Unable to do two tasks at the same time
Attentional switching
Difficulty switching attention from one task to another task
Characteristics of patient with ideomotor apraxia
Clumsy
Difficulty crossing midline
Difficulty with manipulation
Awkward grasp
Difficulty with bilateral activities
Example of somatoagnosia impairement
Patient attempts to dress therapist arm or complete grooming tasks on mirrored images
Example of spatial relations impairment
Unable to orient shirt to body or moving body in space during transfer, overshooting/undershooting when reaching for cup
Visual agnosia
Patient cannot recognize objects such as a cup in a sink with dependency on other senses such as touch to recognize objects