Author: Glossary
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Lead apron
An apron that contains lead or equivalent material and is sufficiently pliable to wear as protection from ionizing radiation. It is used to shield patients and personnel during radiological procedures.
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Verbal apraxia
The inability to form words or speak, despite the ability to use oral and facial muscles to make sounds.
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Motor apraxia
Inability to perform movements necessary to use objects properly, although the names and purposes of the objects are known and understood.
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Limb apraxia
The inability to use the arms or legs to perform previously learned movements, such as combing one’s hair or kicking a ball, despite having normal muscle strength in those body parts.
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Apraxia ideational
Misuse of objects due to inability to perceive their correct use.
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Dressing apraxia
Inability to dress due to patient’s deficient knowledge of the spatial relations of his or her body.
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Buccofacial apraxia
Inability to use the muscles of the face or mouth (e.g., to whistle a tune or suck liquids through a straw).
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Amnesic apraxia
Inability to produce a movement on command because the command is forgotten, although the ability to perform the movement is present.
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Akinetic apraxia
Inability to carry out spontaneous movements.
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Apractagnosia
Agnosia marked by the inability to use common instruments or tools whether they are being used on the individual’s body or in the environment. This is usually due to a lesion in the parietal area of the brain.