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Apraxia
Also known as Dyspraxia
Apraxia (from the Greek root word praxis, for an act, work, or deed, preceded by a privative a, meaning without) is characterized by loss of the ability to execute or carry out learned purposeful movements, despite having the desire and the physical ability to perform the movements. It is a disorder of motor planning, which may be acquired or developmental, but is not caused by incoordination, sensory loss, or failure to comprehend simple commands (which can be tested by asking the person to recognize the correct movement from a series). It is caused by damage to specific areas of the cerebrum. Apraxia should not be confused with ataxia, a lack of coordination of movements; aphasia, an inability to produce and/or comprehend language; abulia, the lack of desire to carry out an action; or allochiria, in which patients perceive stimuli to one side of the body as occurring on the other.
Source: WikipediaWhat symptoms are related?
Within all the people who go to their doctor with apraxia, 91% report having preoccupation with sex, 91% report having wrist cramps or spasms, and 91% report having joint cramps or spasms.
- Pain in eye strong predictor 91
- Shoulder cramps or spasms strong predictor 91
- Facial pain strong predictor 91
- Ankle pain strong predictor 91
- Wrist pain strong predictor 91
- Pain during pregnancy strong predictor 91
- Excessive anger strong predictor 91
- Joint stiffness or tightness strong predictor 91
- Pain or soreness of breast strong predictor 91
- Knee lump or mass strong predictor 91
- Fatigue strong predictor 91
- Excessive urination at night strong predictor 91
What might my doctor prescribe?
Common Tests and Procedures
Patients with apraxia often receive corneal transplant, transurethral resection of prostate (turp), coronary thrombolysis, control of epistaxis, ct scan abdomen, procedures on spleen, bone marrow transplant and removal of ectopic pregnancy .
Common Medications
The most commonly prescribed drugs for patients with apraxia include chlorpheniramine / phenindamine / phenylpropanolamine, air, mecamylamine, troleandomycin, indium oxyquinoline in-111 (indium in-111 oxyquinoline), pipecuronium (arduan), grepafloxacin (raxar), rabbit anti-human t-lymphocyte globulin (thymoglobulin), iopanoic acid, conjugated estrogens topical, malathion topical, gemtuzumab (mylotarg) and norelgestromin (ortho evra) .
Who is at risk?
Groups of people at highest risk for apraxia include race/ethnicity = other, age 30-44 years, race/ethnicity = hispanic, age 75+ years, age 60-74 years, age 5-14 years, age 1-4 years, race/ethnicity = black, age 15-29 years, age 45-59 years and age < 1 years.
Age
| < 1 years | 15.5x | |
| 1-4 years | 8.1x | |
| 5-14 years | 5.7x | |
| 15-29 years | 2.6x | |
| 30-44 years | 2.7x | |
| 45-59 years | 2.4x | |
| 60-74 years | 3.5x | |
| 75+ years | 5.3x |
Sex
| Male | 1.2x | |
| Female | 0.9x |
Race/Ethnicity
| Black | 2.6x | |
| Hispanic | 3.4x | |
| White | 0.8x | |
| Other | 9.4x |
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