UNLABELLED The purpose of this report is to describe an initial version of the Apraxia of Speech Rating Scale (ASRS), a scale designed to quantify the presence or absence, relative frequency, and severity of characteristics frequently associated with apraxia of speech (AOS). In this paper we report intra-judge and inter-judge reliability, as well as indices of validity, for the ASRS which was c...

After more than a century, Hugo Liepmann continues to hold a special position in elucidating the anatomy that underpins laterality of motor control (handedness). In this note, I will provide data as to the reason behind the right-sidedness of the apraxia in this patient, elucidating the exceptional laterality of his symptom (apraxia). Introduced to us as The Imperial Counselor, 1 the patient ha...

Joubert syndrome (JS) is a rare autosomal dominant gene disorder that heterogeneously inherited and manifests itself as hypotonia, ataxia, breathing abnormalities, developmental delay, intellectual disabilities, oculomotor apraxia, brain malformation [1-3].

OBJECTIVE to study the underlying cognitive deficits influencing a stroke patient's ability to relearn to dress. The aim was to investigate how recovery had occurred and whether the nature of cognitive impairment was the reason for persistent dressing problems. METHODS the dressing performance of 30 stroke patients was compared at the sub-acute stage and three months later. Standardised cogni...

The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Intensive Training Institute (Apraxia Bootcamp) was designed as a means by which our organization could strategically identify and intensively train qualified and interested speech-language pathologists in order to BOOST their clinical expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of CAS. It is intended to provide North American-based speech-language pathologists, who...

This critical review examines the evidence from studies on the effectiveness of PROMPT therapy in the treatment of individuals with acquired apraxia of speech and coexisting aphasia. Four studies that met search criteria were obtained, all of which used single-subject multiple-baseline designs. This evidence-based literature review suggests that PROMPT therapy may be an effective treatment for ...

The present study aimed to ascertain the neuroanatomical basis of an influential neuropsychological model for upper limb apraxia [Rothi LJ, et al. The Neuropsychology of Action. 1997. Hove, UK: Psychology Press]. Regional cerebral blood flow was measured in healthy volunteers using H2 15O PET during performance of four tasks commonly used for testing upper limb apraxia, i.e., pantomime of famil...

Tactile apraxia is characterized by an isolated disturbance of hand movements for use of and interaction with an object (transitive movements) in the presence of preserved intransitive movements (movements without use of an object, for example repetitive movements or gestures). It is, however, still unclear whether motor and sensory abnormalities represent causal or associated features of tacti...