Apraxia: Review and update

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Abstract

Praxis, the ability to perform skilled or learned movements is essential for daily living. Inability to perform such praxis movements is defined as apraxia. Apraxia can be further classified into subtypes such as ideomotor, ideational and limb-kinetic apraxia. Relevant brain regions have been found to include the motor, premotor, temporal and parietal cortices. Apraxia is found in a variety of highly prevalent neurological disorders including dementia, stroke and Parkinsonism. Furthermore, apraxia has been shown to negatively affect quality of life. Therefore, recognition and treatment of this disorder is critical. This article provides an overview of apraxia and highlights studies dealing with the neurophysiology of this disorder, opening up novel perspectives for the use of motor training and noninvasive brain stimulation as treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)317-324
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Clinical Neurology (Korea)
Volume13
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2017

Keywords

  • Apraxia
  • Dementia
  • Ideational
  • Ideomotor
  • Limb-kinetic
  • Neurophysiology
  • Parkinsonism
  • Stroke

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