apraxia

/uh-prak-see-uh, ey-prak-/US // əˈpræk si ə, eɪˈpræk- //UK // (əˈpræksɪə) //

失语症,失语,失智症,肢体障碍

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Pathology.
- : a disorder of the nervous system, characterized by an inability to perform purposeful movements, but not accompanied by a loss of sensory function or paralysis.

The one form of memory disturbance is called "Word Amnesia;" the other is called "Apraxia."
It bears the same relation to true paralysis of the speech organs that hand apraxia bears to paralysis of the hand.
When the abscess is on the left side, apraxia and motor aphasia may be present.
Similar to apraxia is "aphasia" or loss of ability to speak.