Apraxia

Question 1

Apraxia

Answer 1

Apraxia is the inability to carry out learned voluntary movements (assuming everything works and they are not paralysed).

Question 2

Limb kinetic apraxia

Answer 2

an inability to make fine/ delicate movements

Question 3

Ideomotor apraxia

Answer 3

an inability to follow out learned tasks when given the necessary objects e.g. if given a hairbrush they try to write with it

Question 4

Constructional apraxia

Answer 4

an inability to copy a picture or combine parts of something to form a whole

Question 5

Ideational apraxia

Answer 5

an inability to follow a sequence of actions in the correct order e.g. Take a match out a box and strike it with your left hand

Question 6

Oculomotor apraxia

Answer 6

Oculomotor - an inability to control eye movements