Neiman M R, Duffy R J, Belanger S A, Coelho C A
Department of Communication Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06268, USA.
Percept Mot Skills. 1996 Feb;82(1):267-71. doi: 10.2466/pms.1996.82.1.267.
A simplified, 3-category method for scoring the Kaufman Hand Movements test was devised to replace a previously used, more complex 21-category scoring method. The concurrent validity and diagnostic sensitivity of the rescored test as a measure of limb apraxia were investigated in a reanalysis of the test protocols of 23 aphasic adults. Using the Limb Apraxia Test as the criterion measure, a Pearson r of .71 and predictive validity of 100% were obtained. These results encourage further investigation of the Kaufman Hand Movements test as an efficient measure of limb apraxia.
