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Apraxia
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Contents
What is Praxis
What is Apraxia
Where do Apraxia Come From
Types of Apraxia
Evaluation of Apraxia
Therapeutic approach of Apraxia
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What is praxis
From Greek for doing..
Doing of volitional, goal directed movements
Praxis is a complex interplay between motor/ sensory/ perceptual & cognitive processes
A performance skill
Forms the foundation for development of performance patterns and occupation
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What is apraxia
A complex higher order cognitive-motor deficit (Leiguarda& Marsden, 2000; McClain & Foundas, 2004)
An ¡°inability to perform skilled sequential purposeful movement¡± (Banich, 2004: 178)
¡°A cognitive motor disorder that involves the loss or impaired ability to programme motor systems to perform purposeful, skilled movements¡± (Zoltan, 2007:109)
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