title: Prevalence of apraxia among patients with a first left hemisphere stroke in rehabilitation centres and nursing homes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the prevalence of apraxia in patients with a first left hemisphere stroke.
  
  
  METHODS
  Left hemisphere stroke patients staying at an inpatient care unit of a rehabilitation centre or nursing home and receiving occupational therapy (n = 600).
  
  
  METHODS
  A short questionnaire on general patient characteristics and stroke-related aspects was completed by occupational therapists for every left hemisphere stroke patient they treated. A diagnosis of apraxia or nonapraxia was made in every patient, on the basis of a set of clinical criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of apraxia among 492 first left hemisphere stroke patients in rehabilitation centres was 28% (96/338) and in nursing homes 37% (57/154). No relationship was found between the prevalence of apraxia and age, gender or type of stroke (haemorrhage or infarct).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study shows that approximately one-third of left hemisphere stroke patients has apraxia.
authors.affiliation: Netherlands Institute of Primary Health Care, Utrecht. M.Donkervoort@nivel.nl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Donkervoort
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dekker
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: van den Ende
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Stehmann-Saris
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Deelman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001072:Apraxias / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D015995:Prevalence; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*