apraxia

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What is apraxia?

Apraxia is being unable to perform tasks or movements you've already learned, even though your muscles and senses work properly. It is a disorder of the nervous system.

Alternative Names:

Inability to make gestures and perform certain tasks; Movements - inability to perform certain tasks; Buccofacial apraxia; Orofacial apraxia; Ideational apraxia; Ideomotor apraxia; Limb-kinetic apraxia; Verbal apraxia

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My 2 month old was recently diagnosed with what he called "visual motor apraxia" (well, the...
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I have seen three neurologist over the last four years and they all come to the conclusion ...
My son is almost 4. He had Apraxia of speech and still has motor planning issues. Does no...
My son is 9 yrs old and still wets the bed at night he is on imipramine and has been for a ...
A year after a stroke, aphasia, speech therapy and progress, 3 months ago my husband has de...

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