apraxia
Sign in to saveApraxia is a motor disorder caused by damage to the brain (specifically the posterior parietal cortex or corpus callosum), which causes difficulty with motor planning to perform tasks or movements. The nature of the damage determines the disorder's severity, and the absence of sensory loss or paralysis helps to explain the level of difficulty. Children may be born with apraxia; its cause is unknown, and symptoms are usually noticed in the early stages of development. Apraxia occurring later in life, known as acquired apraxia, is typically caused by traumatic brain injury, stroke, dementia, Alz
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- Medical condition.name
- Apraxia
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- Neurology, psychiatry
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- Apraxia is characterized by loss of the ability to execute or carry out learned purposeful movements.
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- Occupational therapy, physical therapy
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Research
6,407 papers- Apraxia: From Neuroanatomical Pathways to Clinical Manifestations.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2024
- Upper Limb Apraxia.Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.) · 2021
- Apraxia and dementia severity in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review.Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology · 2023
- Gestural apraxia.Revue neurologique · 2017
- Apraxia.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2004
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- ICPC 2 ID
- P24
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Apraxia is a motor disorder caused by damage to the brain (specifically the posterior parietal cortex or corpus callosum), which causes difficulty with motor planning to perform tasks or movements. The nature of the damage determines the disorder's severity, and the absence of sensory loss or paralysis helps to explain the level of difficulty. Children may be born with apraxia; its cause is unknown, and symptoms are usually noticed in the early stages of development. Apraxia occurring later in life, known as acquired apraxia, is typically caused by traumatic brain injury, stroke, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, brain tumor, or other neurodegenerative disorders. The multiple types of apraxia are categorized by the specific ability and/or body part affected.
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