The tool in the brain: Apraxia in ADL. behavioral and neurological correlates of apraxia in daily living

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue APR, 2014, Pages

  Bieńkiewicz, Marta M N ^a   Brandi, Marie Luise ^a,b   Goldenberg, Georg ^c   Hughes, Charmayne M L ^a   Hermsdörfer, Joachim ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Heart Center Bogenhausen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Action disorganization syndrome (ADS); Activities of daily living (ADL); Apraxia; Cerebrovascular accident (CVA); Quality of life; Stroke patients; Tool use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899691920     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00353     Document Type: Review

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