A Case of Dysgraphia after Cerebellar Infarction Where Functional NIRS Guided the Task Aimed at Activating the Hypoperfused Region

Figure 3

Samples of the patient’s handwriting in the dictation ability between 4th and 12th month after onset. Kanji characters were chosen from the screening writing under the 4th grade test, (A) 「東京」 ([Tokyo], Tokyo), (B) 「教室」 ([kyoshitsu], classroom), (C)「作文」 ([sakubun], essay), (D) 「算数」 ([sansu], mathematics), (E) 「顔」 ([kao], face), (F)「社会」 ([shakai], society), (G)「国語」 ([kokugo], national language), (H)「兄弟」 ([kyodai], brother), (I)「大工」 ([daiku], carpenter), and (J)「理科」 ([rika], science). Underlined letters are kanji. Japanese pronunciation and meaning in English are noted. X is incorrect kanji letters. Red strokes are additional handwriting by a speech therapist. Phonologically related errors: D-2, G-1, H-1, and H-2; orthographically related errors: A-1, B-2, C-1, D-1, D-3, E-2, E-3, F-2, F-3, G-1, H-1, and I-1; semantically related errors: B-1 and E-1 (some were classified in combinations of these two types). Nonreal letters were as follows: A-1, B-2, C-1, D-1, D-3, E-2, E-3, F-3, G-1, and H-1.