Apraxia related with subcortical lesions due to cerebrovascular disease

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