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== Definition ==
== Definition ==
'''Apraxia''' is a motor disorder caused by damage to the brain (specifically the posterior parietal cortex or corpus callosum.<ref>Zeidman LA. Brain science under the swastika: ethical violations, resistance, and victimization of neuroscientists in Nazi Europe. Oxford University Press; 2020 May 25.</ref>
'''Apraxia''' is a motor disorder caused by damage to the brain (specifically the posterior parietal cortex or corpus callosum.<ref>Zeidman LA. Brain science under the swastika: ethical violations, resistance, and victimization of neuroscientists in Nazi Europe. Oxford University Press; 2020 May 25.</ref>
== Relevant Anatomy ==
== Causes ==
== Signs and symptoms ==
== Diagnosis ==
== Outcome measures ==
== Differential Diagnosis ==
== Treatment ==
=== Medical management ===
=== Physiotherapy management ===
== Prognosis ==

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Definition[edit | edit source]

Apraxia is a motor disorder caused by damage to the brain (specifically the posterior parietal cortex or corpus callosum.[1]

Relevant Anatomy[edit | edit source]

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Signs and symptoms[edit | edit source]

Diagnosis[edit | edit source]

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Differential Diagnosis[edit | edit source]

Treatment[edit | edit source]

Medical management[edit | edit source]

Physiotherapy management[edit | edit source]

Prognosis[edit | edit source]

  1. Zeidman LA. Brain science under the swastika: ethical violations, resistance, and victimization of neuroscientists in Nazi Europe. Oxford University Press; 2020 May 25.