L. Parietal lobe lesion

Question 1

What are the three main deficits?

Answer 1

Apraxia
agnosia
loss of figure ground

Question 2

Agnosia categories (2)

Answer 2

sterognosis- able to identify objects through somatosensory

asterognosis- can’t identify objects (stroke pts lose proprio, so correlates with asterognosis)

Question 3

Three types of apraxia

Answer 3

2. sequencing (can’t break down into steps)
3. conceptual (tool purpose)
4. spatial-temporal (movement)

Question 4

Interventions for apraxia

Answer 4

errorless guidance
similar movements
strategy training
verbal cues