Foot agility and toe gnosis/graphaesthesia as potential indicators of integrity of the medial cerebral surface: normative data and comparison with clinical populations.
A protocol was designed to identify quantitative indicators of the function of the medial surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres. Normative data were collected from 40 volunteers for foot agility, toe gnosis, and toe graphaesthesia. A total of 100 patients (most of whom had been referred for possible closed-head injuries) completed thorough neuropsychological and cognitive assessments. Deficits for toe graphaesthesia were most consistently correlated with general brain impairment and with scores for tasks whose normal performance requires the integrity of structures within the dorsal half of the medial cerebral hemispheres.
Persinger
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Clinical Neuropsychology Laboratory, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
Richards
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000294:innervation*; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012016:Reference Values; D014034:Toes / Q000294:innervation*; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*