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apraxia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy |
| Derivation | apractic, apraxic |
Examples of apraxia
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Herbert explains that apraxia or dyspraxia is what makes communication difficult.
From the cnn.com
Occupational and speech therapies may help diminish the dysgraphia and apraxia.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Judy DeSmedt's 17-year-old son Jimmy has apraxia and severe learning disabilities.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Dr. Strangelove apparently suffers from diagonistic apraxia, or alien hand syndrome.
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Ethan was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and apraxia.
From the stltoday.com
Afflicted with aphasia and apraxia, his brain produced music, but he was unable to write it down.
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Dan Kobs, right, has autism as well as apraxia.
From the dailyherald.com
Apraxia means that although your brain can develop an intention of doing something, it is physically difficult to do it.
From the cnn.com
In 2006, 150 kids at Nationwide Children's, seven percent of all speech therapy patients, were diagnosed with apraxia of speech.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Inability to make purposeful movements
- (apraxic) apractic: having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder
- Apraxia is a disorder caused by damage to specific areas of the cerebrum, characterized by loss of the ability to execute or carry out learned purposeful movements, despite having the desire and the physical ability to perform the movements. ...
- Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment; specifically, a disorder of motor planning
- Inability to make a voluntary movement in spite of being able to demonstrate normal muscle function.
- The inability to produce voluntary speech due to a deficit in motor (muscle) programming caused by brain damage.
- Loss of the ability to sequence, coordinate, and execute certain purposeful movements and gestures in the absence of motor weakness, paralysis, or sensory impairments. Apraxia is thought to result from damage to the cerebral cortex, such as due to stroke, brain tumors, head injury, or infection. ...
- Apraxia is a condition where a person can no longer do movements when asked to do so. There is nothing wrong with the muscles themselves. The person understands the command, and wants to make the movement, but cannot physically do it. Usually there is a problem in the brain. ...
- Comes from the Greek word "praxis," which means action. According to Halperin (1986 in Chapey, 1986, p. ...
