Apraxia / dyspraxia

• Article
• 2021-03-02

Apraxia (termed "dyspraxia" when mild) is a neurological condition characterized by a loss of the ability to perform or perform skillful movements and gestures, despite the desire and physical ability to perform them. Apraxia results from dysfunction of the cerebral hemispheres of the brain, especially the parietal lobe, and can result from many diseases or damage to the brain.

There are different types of apraxia, which can occur alone or together. The most common is buccofacial or orofacial apraxia, which causes the inability to perform facial movements on command, such as licking lips, whistling, coughing, or winking. Other types of apraxia include kinetic limb apraxia (the inability to make fine, precise movements with an arm or leg), ideomotor apraxia (the inability to make the correct movement in response to a verbal command), ideal apraxia ( the inability to coordinate). activities involving several consecutive movements, such as dressing, eating, and bathing), verbal apraxia (difficulty coordinating mouth and speech movements), constructive apraxia (the inability to copy, draw, or construct simple figures), and oculomotor apraxia (difficulty moving the eyes on command). Apraxia can be associated with a language disorder called aphasia. Corticobasal ganglion degeneration is a disease that causes various types of apraxia, especially in older adults.

Therapy

In general, treatment of individuals with apraxia includes physical, speech, or occupational therapy. If apraxia is a symptom of another condition, the underlying condition should be treated.

Prognosis

The prognosis for individuals with apraxia varies and is partly dependent on the underlying cause. Some individuals improve significantly, while others show very little improvement.

Was this article helpful? 

Did you not find what you were looking for? Search further in the