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Titel:

Different left brain regions are essential for grasping a tool compared with its subsequent use.

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Article
Autor(en):
Randerath, J; Goldenberg, G; Spijkers, W; Li, Y; Hermsdörfer, J
Abstract:
Tool use engages a left hemispheric network including frontal, temporal and parietal regions. Patients with left brain lesions (LBD patients) exhibit deficits when demonstrating use of a single tool (apraxia). When attempting to use a tool, some apraxic patients show errors in the preceding grasping movement. Forty-two LBD patients and 18 healthy controls grasped individual tools and demonstrated their typical use. For patients with a tool use impairment (22), lesion analysis revealed a large ar...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Neuroimage
Jahr:
2010
Band / Volume:
53
Heft / Issue:
1
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
171-80
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.06.038
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20600986
Print-ISSN:
1053-8119
TUM Einrichtung:
Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik
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