Perceptual Deficits
Body image/body scheme disorders
Unilateral neglect
Anosognosia
Anosognosia: Neuropathological unawareness of a condition or impairment
Somatoagnosia
Pt feels parts of body have disappeared or pt has lack of awareness of part of body
Finger agnosia
inability to name, move, or touch specific fingers identified by the examiner.
R/L discrimination
Spatial relations disorders
Figure ground discrimination
ability to separate the elements of a visual image on the basis of contrast (e.g., light, dark), to perceive an object (figure) against a background (ground).
Form discrimination
the ability to use one’s senses, primarily vision and touch, to judge the shape, size, texture, and other features of an object
Spacial relations
where objects are in relationship to something else.
Position in space
Topographical
topographical disorientation refers to an acquired inability to navigate the environment in daily life
Disorientation
Depth/distance
Perception
Vertical disorientation
Motor apraxia
Motor Apraxia refers to difficulty with motor planning
Ideomotor
ideomotor dyspraxia
Can perform a task spontaneously but NOT ON COMMAND
Ideational
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Cannot perform a movement spontaneously or on command despite absence of motor deficits.
Buccofascial
Buccofacial apraxia (BFA) refers to the inability to perform voluntary movements of the muscles of the larynx, pharynx, tongue, lips, and cheeks, despite preserving automatic movements of the same muscles1
Agnosia
Agnosia refers to the inability to recognize and identify objects, persons, or sounds using one or more of their senses
Visual object agnosia
Visual object agnosia refers to an impairment in recognizing visually presented objects, despite otherwise normal visual field, acuity, color vision, brightness discrimination, language, and memory2
Auditory agnosia
Auditory agnosia is an inability to recognize sounds despite intact hearing. Auditory agnosias are typically associated with right side temporal lesions2.
Tactile agnosia
Tactile agnosia refers to the inability to recognize objects by touch. They can name objects by sight2.