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Apraxia is a motor disorder caused by damage to the brain (specifically the posterior parietal cortex or corpus callosum [ 1] ), 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 ...
Apraxia of speech. Apraxia of speech ( AOS ), also called verbal apraxia, is a speech sound disorder affecting an individual's ability to translate conscious speech plans into motor plans, which results in limited and difficult speech ability. By the definition of apraxia, AOS affects volitional (willful or purposeful) movement pattern.
Constructional apraxia. Constructional apraxia is a neurological disorder in which people are unable to perform tasks or movements even though they understand the task, are willing to complete it, and have the physical ability to perform the movements. [ 1]
Ideational apraxia (IA) is a neurological disorder which explains the loss of ability to conceptualize, plan, and execute the complex sequences of motor actions involved in the use of tools or otherwise interacting with objects in everyday life. [1] Ideational apraxia is a condition in which an individual is unable to plan movements related to ...
Other names. Speech and language disorder with orofacial dyspraxia. Developmental verbal dyspraxia ( DVD ), also known as childhood apraxia of speech ( CAS) and developmental apraxia of speech ( DAS ), [ 1] is a condition in which an individual has problems saying sounds, syllables and words. This is not because of muscle weakness or paralysis.
Neurapraxia. Specialty. Neurology. Neurapraxia is a disorder of the peripheral nervous system in which there is a temporary loss of motor and sensory function due to blockage of nerve conduction, usually lasting an average of six to eight weeks before full recovery. Neurapraxia is derived from the word apraxia, meaning “loss or impairment of ...
Ideomotor Apraxia, often IMA, is a neurological disorder characterized by the inability to correctly imitate hand gestures and voluntarily mime tool use, e.g. pretend to brush one's hair. The ability to spontaneously use tools, such as brushing one's hair in the morning without being instructed to do so, may remain intact, but is often lost.
Speech disorders, impairments, or impediments, are a type of communication disorder in which normal speech is disrupted. [ 1] This can mean fluency disorders like stuttering, cluttering or lisps. Someone who is unable to speak due to a speech disorder is considered mute. [ 2] Speech skills are vital to social relationships and learning, and ...