Apraxias - Research News and Information

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Update on blepharospasm: report from the BEBRF International Workshop.

12 Oct 2008 This review updates understanding and research on blepharospasm, a subtype of focal dystonia. Topics covered include clinical aspects, pathology, pathophysiology, animal models, dry eye, photophobia, epidemiology, genetics, and treatment. ... Read more...

Breakpoint localization using array-CGH in three siblings with an unbalanced 4q;16q translocation and childhood apraxia of speech (CAS).

30 Aug 2008 We report clinical, cytogenetic, and comparative genomic hybridization findings for three siblings with an unbalanced 4q;16q translocation, minor malformations, and cognitive abnormalities, including childhood apraxia of speech, a rare, severe ... Read more...

Effects of feedback frequency and timing on acquisition, retention, and transfer of speech skills in acquired apraxia of speech.

24 Aug 2008 PURPOSE: Two studies examined speech skill learning in persons with apraxia of speech (AOS). Motor-learning research shows that delaying or reducing the frequency of feedback promotes retention and transfer of skills. By contrast, immediate or ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Apraxias'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Update on blepharospasm: report from the BEBRF International Workshop. 12 Oct 2008
• Breakpoint localization using array-CGH in three siblings with an unbalanced 4q;16q translocation and childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). 30 Aug 2008
• [To improve the daily care of Alzheimer patients in the general hospital] 30 Aug 2008
• Effects of feedback frequency and timing on acquisition, retention, and transfer of speech skills in acquired apraxia of speech. 24 Aug 2008
• Single-strand break repair and genetic disease. 30 Jul 2008
• Supranuclear pathways for facial movements. 30 Jul 2008
• Counting on core skills. 30 Jul 2008
• Intervention for childhood apraxia of speech. 14 Jul 2008
• [Functional imaging insights into the pathophysiology of apraxia.] 29 Jun 2008
• Echopraxia in schizophrenia: possible mechanisms. 29 Jun 2008
• Clinical and molecular findings of ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 2 in 4 families. 29 Jun 2008
• Visuomotor tracking abilities of speakers with apraxia of speech or conduction aphasia. 14 Jun 2008
• Tool use, communicative gesture and cerebral asymmetries in the modern human brain. 10 Jun 2008
• Oral impact of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a case report. 30 May 2008
• White matter changes in corticobasal degeneration syndrome and correlation with limb apraxia. 30 May 2008
• [Complementary investigations in congenital dysphagia] 30 May 2008
• The disconnection apraxias. 21 May 2008
• Oculomotor function in multiple system atrophy: clinical and laboratory features in 30 patients. 13 May 2008
• Evidence for an attraction account of closing-in behaviour. 29 Apr 2008
• Botulinum toxin A injections improve apraxia of eyelid opening without overt blepharospasm associated with neurodegenerative diseases. 13 Apr 2008

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Technical information about 'Apraxias'

Definition: 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)

Descriptor UI: D001072

Alternative terms: Apraxias; Dyspraxia; Dyspraxias; Apraxia; Apraxia, Articulatory; Apraxias, Articulatory; Articulatory Apraxia; Articulatory Apraxias; Dyspraxia, Articulatory; Articulatory Dyspraxia; Articulatory Dyspraxias; Dyspraxias, Articulatory; Apraxia, Developmental Verbal; Apraxias, Developmental Verbal; Developmental Verbal Apraxia; Developmental Verbal Apraxias; Verbal Apraxia, Developmental; Verbal Apraxias, Developmental; Apraxia, Facial-Oral; Apraxia, Facial Oral; Apraxias, Facial-Oral; Facial-Oral Apraxia; Facial-Oral Apraxias; Ideational Apraxia; Apraxia, Ideational; Apraxias, Ideational; Ideational Apraxias; Apraxia, Motor; Apraxias, Motor; Motor Apraxia; Motor Apraxias; Apraxia, Oral; Apraxias, Oral; Oral Apraxia; Oral Apraxias; Dyspraxia, Oral; Dyspraxias, Oral; Oral Dyspraxia; Oral Dyspraxias; Apraxia, Verbal; Apraxias, Verbal; Verbal Apraxia; Verbal Apraxias; Dyspraxia, Verbal; Dyspraxias, Verbal; Verbal Dyspraxia; Verbal Dyspraxias; Dressing Apraxia; Apraxia, Dressing; Apraxias, Dressing; Dressing Apraxias; Apraxia of Phonation; Phonation Apraxia; Phonation Apraxias; Apraxia, Gestural; Apraxias, Gestural; Gestural Apraxia; Gestural Apraxias;

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Tree Number: C10.597.606.881.350; C23.888.592.604.080; C23.888.592.604.882.350; F01.700.080; F01.700.875.350;

History Note: 2000(1966)