Awareness in Apraxia and Agnosia

Area of Science:

• Neuroscience
• Cognitive Psychology
• Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

• Investigated disconnected awareness in diagonistic dyspraxia and degraded awareness in visual agnosia.
• Focused on two male patients with distinct neurological deficits.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore therapeutic interventions for improving awareness and daily functioning in patients with neurological disorders.
• To investigate the reorganization of bimanual activity and visual perception.

Main Methods:

• Speech regulation therapy was used to manage interruptive actions in a patient with diagonistic dyspraxia.
• Activities integrating kinesthetic information were employed to reorganize visual perception in a patient with visual agnosia.

Main Results:

• The patient with diagonistic dyspraxia gained control over left-hand activities and improved independence in daily living.
• The patient with visual agnosia showed measurable recovery in visual perception, particularly in face recognition.

Conclusions:

• Therapeutic interventions can effectively address disconnected awareness and degraded awareness in specific neurological conditions.
• Reorganization of motor and sensory information holds promise for rehabilitation in patients with awareness deficits.