Types of Apraxia · Body part affected (eg, limb apraxia or buccofacial apraxia) · Dysfunctional sensory area (left inferior parietal) or motor ...ForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointEdition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSLogInSignUpIt'sFree!Edition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSRegisterLogInNoResultsNoResultsForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointclosePleaseconfirmthatyouwouldliketologoutofMedscape.Ifyoulogout,youwillberequiredtoenteryourusernameandpasswordthenexttimeyouvisit.LogoutCancelhttps://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cDovL2VtZWRpY2luZS5tZWRzY2FwZS5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS8xMTM2MDM3LW92ZXJ2aWV3processing....Drugs&Diseases>NeurologyApraxiaandRelatedSyndromesUpdated:Dec09,2020Author:JasvinderChawla,MD,MBA;ChiefEditor:JasvinderChawla,MD,MBA more...ShareEmailPrintFeedbackCloseFacebookTwitterLinkedInGoogle+SectionsApraxiaandRelatedSyndromesSectionsApraxiaandRelatedSyndromesOverviewTypesofApraxiaApraxialikeSyndromesEtiologyPatientHistoryPhysicalExaminationDifferentialDiagnosisWorkupRehabilitationPharmacologicTherapyDietandActivityPrognosisShowAllReferencesOverviewOverviewApraxia,oneofthemostimportantandleastunderstoodmajorbehavioralneurologysyndromes,robspatientsoftheabilitytousetools.Therefore,patientswithapraxiaareunlikelytoperformactivitiesofdailylivingwell.Apraxiaofspeech isnowrecognizedasanarticulationdisorderdistinctfromdysarthriaandaphasia.[1]Apraxiahasaneurologiccausethatlocalizesfairlywelltotheleftinferiorparietallobule,thefrontallobes(especiallythepremotorcortex,supplementarymotorarea,andconvexity),orthecorpuscallosum.Anydiseaseoftheseareascancauseapraxia,althoughstrokeanddementiaarethemostcommoncauses.Interestingly,callosalapraxiaisrareaftercallosotomyandismuchmorecommonwithanteriorcerebralarterystrokesortumors.Heilmandefinedapraxiainnegativeterms,characterizingitas“adisorderofskilledmovementnotcausedbyweakness,akinesi