TY - JOUR
T1 - Performance components in senile dementia of the Alzheimer Type
T2 - Motor planning, language, and memory
AU - Baum, C. M.
AU - Edwards, D. F.
AU - Leavitt, K.
AU - Grant, E.
AU - Deuel, R. M.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - This study was designed to determine if language, motor planning, and memory could be identified as discrete components of performance. One hundred and thirty-three control subjects and 141 subjects diagnosed as having senile dementia of the Alzheimer type (SDAT) were studied. The results suggest that the patterns of deficits in language, memory and praxis are highly individualized. Previous work has demonstrated the presence of apraxia in moderately and severely demented persons, and this study suggests that apraxia contributes, significantly to dysfunction in some persons with SDAT. The results of this investigation support the need for multidimensional assessment and individualized care planning for persons with SDAT.
AB - This study was designed to determine if language, motor planning, and memory could be identified as discrete components of performance. One hundred and thirty-three control subjects and 141 subjects diagnosed as having senile dementia of the Alzheimer type (SDAT) were studied. The results suggest that the patterns of deficits in language, memory and praxis are highly individualized. Previous work has demonstrated the presence of apraxia in moderately and severely demented persons, and this study suggests that apraxia contributes, significantly to dysfunction in some persons with SDAT. The results of this investigation support the need for multidimensional assessment and individualized care planning for persons with SDAT.
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U2 - 10.1177/153944928800800603
DO - 10.1177/153944928800800603
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0024226978
SN - 0276-1599
VL - 8
SP - 356
EP - 368
JO - Occupational Therapy Journal of Research
JF - Occupational Therapy Journal of Research
IS - 6
ER -