title: Apraxia in a patient with lesion located in right sub-cortical area. Analysis of errors.
abstract: This report describes a case of apraxia caused by a right sided sub-cortical lesion. Performance on test for apraxia was impaired. A new type of error which involved demonstrating the use of objects on one's own body is reported. Some theoretical interpretations of the findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dpto. de Procesos Psicológicos Básicos, Facultad de la Psicología; Hospital Nuestra Sra. de Aránzazu, Guipúzcoa, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mozaz
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Marti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carrera
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De la Puente
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001072:Apraxias / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology; D005868:Gestures; D006801:Humans; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology