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Preferred term

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

Synonym(s)

  • 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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