APRAXIA-EVIDENCE BASED MANAGEMENT

SUMMARY

1. There is level 1a evidence that strategic training for improving ADLs (compensatory strategies).

2. There is level 1b evidence that gesture training for general comprehension, apraxia & ADLs.

3. Not an area where a great deal of research has been done.

Reference(s)

Donkervoort M, Dekker J, Stehmann-Saris FC, Deelman BG. Efficacy of strategy training in left hemisphere stroke patients with apraxia: A randomized clinical trial. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 2001; 11(5):549-566.

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