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THE PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF PICTURE DRAWINGS BY STROKE PATIENTS

1980; Oxford University Press; Volume: 19; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/rheumatology/19.3.180

1462-0332

Keith Andrews, J. C. Brocklehurst, BERNARD RICHARDS, P. J. Laycock,

Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

A simple drawing test was given to 135 patients two weeks following a stroke. There were abnormalities of the structure of the pictures drawn by 68 of these patients and this was associated with a higher incidence of mortality, poor mobility and functional recovery, confusion, depression, hemianopia, incontinence of urine or faeces, and pressure sores. This simple test is of value in screening stroke patients for perceptual abnormalities which are likely to be barriers to recovery.