A neuropsychological approach to the study of gesture and pantomime in aphasa
South African Journal of Communication Disorders
| Field | Value | |
| Title | A neuropsychological approach to the study of gesture and pantomime in aphasa | |
| Creator | Kadish, Jocelyn | |
| Description | The impairment of gesture and pantomime in aphasia was examined from a neuropsychological perspective. The Boston Diagnostic Test of Aphasia, Luria's Neuro-psychological Investigation, Pickett's Tests for gesture and pantomime and the Performance Scale of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale were administered to six aphasic subjects with varying etiology and severity. Results indicated that severity of aphasia was positively related to severity of gestural disturbance; gestural ability was associated with verbal and non-linguistic aspects of ability, within receptive and expressive levels respectively; performance on gestural tasks was superior to that on verbal tasks irrespective of severity of aphasia; damage to Luria's second and third functional brain units were positively related to deficits in receptive and expressive gesture respectively; no relationship was found between seventy of general intellectual impairment and gestural deficit. It was concluded that the gestural impairment may best be understood as a breakdown in complex sequential manual motor activity. Theoretical and therapeutic implications were discussed. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 1978-11-14 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajcd.v25i1.375 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Communication Disorders; Vol 25, No 1 (1978); 102–117 2225-4765 0379-8046 | |
| Language | eng | |
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