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Apraxias MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Apraxias
Tree Number(s)
C10.597.606.881.350
C23.888.592.604.882.350
F01.700.875.350
Unique ID
D001072
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001072
Scope Note
A group of cognitive disorders characterized by the inability to perform previously learned skills that cannot be attributed to deficits of motor or sensory function. The two major subtypes of this condition are ideomotor (see APRAXIA, IDEOMOTOR) and ideational apraxia, which refers to loss of the ability to mentally formulate the processes involved with performing an action. For example, dressing apraxia may result from an inability to mentally formulate the act of placing clothes on the body. Apraxias are generally associated with lesions of the dominant PARIETAL LOBE and supramarginal gyrus. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp56-7)
Entry Term(s)
Apraxia
Apraxia of Phonation
Apraxia, Articulatory
Apraxia, Developmental Verbal
Apraxia, Facial-Oral
Apraxia, Gestural
Apraxia, Motor
Apraxia, Oral
Apraxia, Verbal
Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia
Dressing Apraxia
Dyspraxia
Dyspraxia, Articulatory
Dyspraxia, Oral
Dyspraxia, Verbal
Ideational Apraxia
Speech And Language Disorder With Orofacial Dyspraxia
Speech-Language Disorder 1
NLM Classification #
WL 340.1
Public MeSH Note
2000; see APRAXIA 1966-1999
History Note
2000(1966)
Date Established
2000/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/06/28
Apraxias Preferred
Apraxia, Articulatory Narrower
Apraxia, Developmental Verbal Narrower
Apraxia, Facial-Oral Narrower
Ideational Apraxia Narrower
Apraxia, Motor Narrower
Apraxia, Oral Narrower
Apraxia, Verbal Narrower
Dressing Apraxia Narrower
Apraxia of Phonation Narrower
Apraxia, Gestural Narrower
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