Apractagnosia

Apractagnosia

Aparctagnosia is constructional apraxia, which is apraxia manifested as an impairment in activities such as building, assembling, and drawing.

Etymology

The word Apractagnosia stems from Greek: A (inability) + Praktea (things to be done) + Gnosis (recognition).

Etiology

Apractagnosia is usually caused by lesions in the of the right parietal lobe. It is one of the symptoms of Middle cerebral artery syndrome. It can be also caused by hepatic encephalopathy due to cerebral edema. Symptoms include neglect of the left half of extra-personal space, neglect of the left side of the patient's body, and occasionally, the inability to dress oneself.

References

Essential Neurology, 2005" >Wilkinson, Iain and Lennox, Graham (June 2005). Essential Neurology (4th ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. p. 9 ISBN 978-1-4051-1867-5.


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