Apraxia of Speech

Question 1

what is Apraxia: disorder of ? NOT caused by?

inability to carry out ?

Answer 1

learned motor acts/ paralysis, incoordination, sensory deficit, lack of comprehension

skilled motor acts to command when it can be demonstrated that the patient understands the command and can perform the same motor act in a different context

Question 2

AOS: a ?

difficulty with speech motor programming results in ?

Answer 2

motor speech disorder

inconsistent error patterns, more errors as length becomes longer and more complex, better with automatic speech than volitional

Question 3

AOS often cooccurs with ?

Answer 3

Broca’s aphasia