Reviewing the limb apraxia concept: From definition to cognitive neuropsychological models

Abstract Apraxia is a disorder of learned skilled movements, in the absence of elementary motor or sensory deficits and general cognitive impairment such as inattention to commands, object-recognition deficits or poor oral comprehension. The first studies on apraxia were performed between the late 1...

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Main Authors: Joana Mantovani-Nagaoka, Karin Zazo Ortiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642010000300165&lng=en&tlng=en