apraxic

Thân thiện

A child with apraxic symptoms struggles to tie their shoelaces.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder: The term describes a condition characterized by the inability to execute purposeful, learned movements despite having the physical ability and desire to perform them. This impairment is a symptom of damage to the brain's central nervous system (CNS).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Following the stroke, the patient was diagnosed as apraxic and struggled with simple tasks like brushing his teeth.
  • The apraxic symptoms indicated possible damage to the parietal lobe of the brain.

Advanced Usage

• Clinical Context: The term is primarily used in medical, neurological, and psychological contexts to describe a specific neuropsychological deficit.
  • The therapist developed a rehabilitation plan tailored for the apraxic patient.

Variants and Related Words

• Apraxia (n): The noun form denoting the disorder itself.
  • She was diagnosed with ideomotor apraxia.

Synonyms

• Dyspraxic: Often used in similar, though sometimes distinct, clinical contexts to describe impaired coordination.
• Motor-disordered: A more general descriptive term.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder

Từ đồng nghĩa

• apractic