The effect of occupational therapy(OT) on apraxia in hemiplegies after stroke

Objective To study the effect of OT on apraxia in hemiplegies after stroke. Method Thirty patients were diagnoised hemiplegies after stroke with apraxia and given OT for apraxia in 2－ 6 monthes , apraxia assessed in Apraxia Test and ADL assessed in Barthel Index. Result The apraxia and ADL were improved after 2－ 6 monthes treatment, construction apraxia and dressing apraxia were improved 57.1％ and 50.0％ , ideomotor apraxia and ideotional apraxia were improved 80.0％ and 81.8％ ; ADL of melokinetic apraxia was improved 98.5％ , the other kinds of apraxia were improved 72.0％ , construction apraxia wasn't improved. There are obviously different between the pre－ trainning and the post－ trainning(P 0.05). Conclusion The OT of rehabilitation trainning may improve the apraxia and ADL.