Anosodiaphoria for dressing apraxia: contributory factor to dressing apraxia.

We report 2 patients with bilateral dressing apraxia. One patient had prominent bilateral dressing apraxia without severe constructional apraxia together with anosodiaphoria for dressing apraxia. The other patient had mild dressing apraxia with severe constructional apraxia and was aware of her disabilities. This dissociation implies that anosodiaphoria for dressing apraxia is an important factor in the severity of bilateral dressing apraxia. This also explains why automatic acts in dressing are more severely affected than when patients are asked to put clothing on in dressing examination.