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Apraxia, Ideomotor  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A form of apraxia characterized by an acquired inability to carry out a complex motor activity despite the ability to mentally formulate the action. This condition has been attributed to a disruption of connections between the dominant parietal cortex and supplementary and premotor cortical regions in both hemispheres. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p57)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Apraxia, Ideokinetic
  • Apraxia, Limb Kinetic
  • Apraxia, Transcortical
  • Classic Apraxia
  • Dyspraxia, Ideomotor
  • Ideomotor Apraxia

In other languages

  • French

  • Apraxie classique
  • Apraxie motrice d'un membre
  • Apraxie transcorticale
  • Dyspraxie idéomotrice

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MH786QL9-D

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