The clinical examination for motor apraxia

Neuropsychologia. 1986;24(1):129-34. doi: 10.1016/0028-3932(86)90046-1.

Abstract

The signs and symptoms of motor apraxia are described both for ideomotor and ideational apraxia. Typical errors are described. For ideomotor apraxia a list of tasks is given. The many conceptual and psychometric problems that still await an answer are briefly discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Apraxias / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Extremities
  • Humans
  • Mouth
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Syndrome