Apraxias

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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 ID	D001072
MeSH Number(s)	C10.597.606.881.350 C23.888.592.604.882.350 F01.700.875.350
Concept/Terms	Apraxias Apraxias Dyspraxia Dyspraxias Apraxia Apraxia, Articulatory Apraxia, Articulatory Apraxias, Articulatory Articulatory Apraxia Articulatory Apraxias Dyspraxia, Articulatory Articulatory Dyspraxia Articulatory Dyspraxias Dyspraxias, Articulatory Apraxia, Developmental Verbal Apraxia, Developmental Verbal Apraxias, Developmental Verbal Developmental Verbal Apraxia Developmental Verbal Apraxias Verbal Apraxia, Developmental Verbal Apraxias, Developmental Speech-Language Disorder 1 1s, Speech-Language Disorder Disorder 1, Speech-Language Disorder 1s, Speech-Language Speech Language Disorder 1 Speech-Language Disorder 1s Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia Developmental Verbal Dyspraxias Dyspraxia, Developmental Verbal Dyspraxias, Developmental Verbal Verbal Dyspraxia, Developmental Verbal Dyspraxias, Developmental Apraxia, Facial-Oral Apraxia, Facial-Oral Apraxia, Facial Oral Apraxias, Facial-Oral Facial-Oral Apraxia Facial-Oral Apraxias Speech And Language Disorder With Orofacial Dyspraxia Ideational Apraxia Ideational Apraxia Apraxia, Ideational Apraxias, Ideational Ideational Apraxias Apraxia, Motor Apraxia, Motor Apraxias, Motor Motor Apraxia Motor Apraxias Apraxia, Oral Apraxia, Oral Apraxias, Oral Oral Apraxia Oral Apraxias Dyspraxia, Oral Dyspraxias, Oral Oral Dyspraxia Oral Dyspraxias Apraxia, Verbal Apraxia, Verbal Apraxias, Verbal Verbal Apraxia Verbal Apraxias Dyspraxia, Verbal Dyspraxias, Verbal Verbal Dyspraxia Verbal Dyspraxias Dressing Apraxia Dressing Apraxia Apraxia, Dressing Apraxias, Dressing Dressing Apraxias Apraxia of Phonation Apraxia of Phonation Phonation Apraxia Phonation Apraxias Apraxia, Gestural Apraxia, Gestural Apraxias, Gestural Gestural Apraxia Gestural Apraxias

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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [C10.597.606]
Psychomotor Disorders [C10.597.606.881]
Apraxias [C10.597.606.881.350]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [C23.888.592.604]
Psychomotor Disorders [C23.888.592.604.882]
Apraxias [C23.888.592.604.882.350]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [F01.700]
Psychomotor Disorders [F01.700.875]
Apraxias [F01.700.875.350]

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Bar chart showing 39 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2019 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	1	2
2005	0	1	1
2006	2	0	2
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2010	1	2	3
2011	0	1	1
2012	2	0	2
2013	1	0	1
2014	3	0	3
2015	2	0	2
2017	1	0	1
2018	2	0	2
2019	2	2	4
2020	3	0	3
2021	2	0	2
2022	1	0	1
2023	4	0	4
2024	2	0	2

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Lahtein-K?rsa M, Padrik M, Daniute S, Kairiene D, Martikainen AL, Vanhala-Haukij?rvi M, Mailend ML. Diagnostic Features of Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Survey Study of Estonian, Finnish, and Lithuanian Speech-Language Pathologists. Am J Speech Lang Pathol. 2025 Jan 07; 34(1):97-117.

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McCabe P, Beiting M, Hitchcock ER, Maas E, Meredith A, Morgan AT, Potter NL, Preston JL, Moorer L, Aggarwal P, Ballard K, Smith LB, Caballero NF, Cabbage K, Case J, Caspari S, Chenausky KV, Cook S, Grzelak E, Gomez M, Hagopian A, Highman C, Hodits A, Iuzzini-Seigel J, LeVos-Carlson J, Lewis BA, Mayro P, Mehta J, Miller G, Mory KD, Murray E, Overby MS, Pasquel-Lefebvre L, Peavy D, Raaz CV, Rea B, Ford DS, Smith L, Swartz MT, Taberski M, Terband H, Thomas DC, Valentine H, Tellingen MV, Velleman S, Wang E, White S, Wong ECH, Grigos MI. Research Priorities for Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Long View. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2024 Sep 26; 67(9S):3255-3268.

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Hitchcock ER, Swartz MT, Cabbage KL. Preliminary Speech Perception Performance Profiles of School-Age Children With Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Speech Sound Disorder, and Typical Development. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2024 Sep 26; 67(9S):3480-3494.

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Garcea FE, Buxbaum LJ. Mechanisms and neuroanatomy of response selection in tool and non-tool action tasks: Evidence from left-hemisphere stroke. Cortex. 2023 10; 167:335-350.

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Ayala SA, Eads A, Kabakoff H, Swartz MT, Shiller DM, Hill J, Hitchcock ER, Preston JL, McAllister T. Auditory and Somatosensory Development for Speech in Later Childhood. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2023 04 12; 66(4):1252-1273.

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Dresang HC, Wong AL, Buxbaum LJ. Shared and distinct routes in speech and gesture imitation: Evidence from stroke. Cortex. 2023 05; 162:81-95.

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Metzgar R, Stoll H, Grafton ST, Buxbaum LJ, Garcea FE. Single-case disconnectome lesion-symptom mapping: Identifying two subtypes of limb apraxia. Neuropsychologia. 2022 06 06; 170:108210.

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Mailend ML, Maas E, Story BH. Apraxia of speech and the study of speech production impairments: Can we avoid further confusion? Reply to Romani (2021). Cogn Neuropsychol. 2021 May-Jun; 38(4):309-317.

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Isaacs MW, Buxbaum LJ, Wong AL. Proprioception-based movement goals support imitation and are disrupted in apraxia. Cortex. 2022 02; 147:140-156.

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Mailend ML, Maas E, Beeson PM, Story BH, Forster KI. Examining speech motor planning difficulties in apraxia of speech and aphasia via the sequential production of phonetically similar words. Cogn Neuropsychol. 2021 02; 38(1):72-87.

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