A 76-year-old right-handed patient has been admitted to the critical care unit with an intracerebral hemorrhage
A CT of her head reveals a large left parietal area bleed. While assisting the patient with her personal care, it is noted that she is unable to comb her hair with her left hand. The patient may have
a. agnosia.
b. apraxia.
c. Broca aphasia.
d. Wernicke aphasia.
B
Lesions in the parietal lobe, as well as in other cortical structures, can result in apraxia, an inability to perform a learned movement voluntarily.
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