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An Assessment Of Gestural And Pantomimic Deficit In Aphasic Patients, Len W. Pickett
An Assessment Of Gestural And Pantomimic Deficit In Aphasic Patients, Len W. Pickett
Speech and Hearing Sciences ETDs
A review of the literature suggests two explanations for gestural deficits in the aphasic patient. One view of the problem suggests that gestural impairment in the aphasic patient is related to a general communicative deficit. Another concept of the problem which has received more scientific support suggests that gestural deficit is secondary to a limb apraxia and is quite independent of the severity of aphasia.
The present study, therefore, was designed to investigate three primary questions:
1. Can a gestural test battery be developed which can reliably measure the gestural ability of aphasic patients?
2. Is there a relationship between …