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The Japanese journal of neuropsychology

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ArticleTitle Clinical signs and symptoms of dressing disability
Language J
AuthorList Jun Yamamoto1)2), Masaharu Maeda1), Eisuke Kogure1), Yoshimi Sakurai1)
Affiliation 1)Department of Rehabilitation, International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School
2)Department of Rehabilitation, Atsugi City Hospital
Publication Japanese Journal of Neuropsychology: 29 (3), 212-222, 2013
Received Dec 28, 2012
Accepted Jul 26, 2013
Abstract Based on the results of the author's previous experiments and 37 domestic papers, the symptoms of dressing disability were classified into the following 3 categories to clarify the mechanisms of its onset: <inappropriate visual recognition>; <inappropriate handling>; and <inappropriate procedures>. <Inappropriate visual recognition> was considered a symptom consisting of 3 factors: <<the direction of clothing>>, <<understanding its form>>, and <<collating it with the body>>. <Inappropriate handling> was considered a symptom consisting of 2 factors: <<the handling of clothing only>> and <<clothing-body schema>>. <Inappropriate procedures> was considered a symptom representing executive dysfunction related to working memory and the feedback system responsible for attention regulation and monitoring.
Among the 3 categories, <inappropriate visual recognition> was observed most frequently presumably due to an error on the initiation of dressing. In addition, diverse neuropsychological symptoms, such as unilateral spatial neglect (70%) and constructive disability (62%), were involved as complications.
Considering these results, it may be appropriate to regard dressing disability not only as a disease involving individual symptoms, but also as a syndrome combining them.
Keywords dressing disability, cerebrovascular disease, error classification

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