Bender Gestalt Test Distortions in Hemiplegia
1965 ◽
Vol 20
(3_suppl)
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pp. 1313-1323
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Keyword(s):
Drawings of Bender Gestalt Test figures by 16 left hemiplegics and 22 right hemiplegics were compared with those of 11 unilateral amputees who drew the figures with both their right hand and their left hand. The LH group showed systematic tilt in their drawings in a counterclockwise direction in both the vertical and horizontal planes as well as disturbances in the integration of vertical and horizontal planes. When the hemiplegic groups were combined, deviations on the BGT were found to be associated with deviations in judging a luminous line in a dark room. The findings suggest a rationale for some kinds of disturbances on the BGT. In addition, the LH group had significantly more rotations, omissions, and additions.