title: Selective drawing disorders after right subcortical stroke: a neuropsychological premorbid and follow-up case study.
abstract: We report the case of a patient affected by a subcortical lesion of the right non-dominant hemisphere, and demonstrate that he had selective constructional disorders by comparing his post-stroke performances with those assessed 18 months before the stroke. A detailed analysis was made of the visuospatial, perceptual, representational and executive competences involved in drawing tasks at one, two and six months post-stroke. Neuropsychological follow-up revealed the progressive recovery of all visuospatial abilities. This study provides some interpretative elements for constructional disorders and, in particular, for the closing-in phenomenon observed only during the subacute phase.
authors.affiliation: Seconda Clinica Neurologica, Università Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grossi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calise
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Correra
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trojano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001072:Apraxias / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000473:pathology; D006236:Handwriting; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013037:Spatial Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology