Ideational and conceptual apraxia by cerebral infarction in the left basal ganglia and right pons: a case report.

ABSTRACT: We report a rare and uncommon case of ideational apraxia (IA) and conceptual apraxia (CA) in a 70-year-old woman after concurrent cerebral infarctions of the left basal ganglia (BG) extending to the corona radiata and the right pons. The patient abruptly developed difficulty operating devices such as the car's gear shift and smartphone. The brain MRI on admission disclosed infarction in the area involving the left BG and right pons. During rehabilitation therapy, she exhibited features of IA and CA, including sequencing failures when using technological devices and a profound loss of functional knowledge, exemplified by an inability to recall the purpose and functions of an automated teller machine (ATM) despite prior proficiency. A testing error involved using the keyboard rather than the

SUBMITTER: Nakaya Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12847331 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature