Apraxia

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Apraxia

Definición:

Es un trastorno neurológico que consiste en la incapacidad de una persona para realizar movimientos o tareas previamente aprendidas, aunque sus músculos y sentidos funcionen apropiadamente.

Nombres alternativos:

Incapacidad para hacer gestos y realizar ciertas tareas; Incapacidad para realizar ciertas tareas y movimientos; Apraxia bucofacial; Apraxia orofacial; Apraxia ideatoria; Apraxia ideomotora; Apraxia cinética de las extremidades; Apraxia verbal

Consideraciones generales:

Existen muchas formas diferentes de apraxia, algunas de las cuales aparecen en la siguiente lista:

Otras afecciones contienen el término "apraxia", pero oficialmente no son una forma de esta afección. Estos "síndromes similares a la apraxia" abarcan:

La apraxia puede estar acompañada de un trastorno del lenguaje llamado afasia.

Causas comunes:

Referencias:

Goetz, CG. Textbook of Clinical Neurology . 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2003: 53-59.

Goldman L, Ausiello D. Cecil Textbook of Medicine . 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2004:2245-2246.

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