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Apraxia, Ideomotor
Apraxia, Ideokinetic; Apraxia, Limb Kinetic; Apraxia, Transcortical; Classic Apraxia; Apraxia, Classic; Apraxias, Classic; Apraxias, Ideokinetic; Apraxias, Ideomotor; Apraxias, Limb Kinetic; Apraxias, Transcortical; Classic Apraxias
A form of APRAXIA characterized by an acquired inability to carry out a complex motor activity despite the ability to mentally formulate the action. This condition has been attributed to a disruption of connections between the dominant parietal cortex and supplementary and premotor cortical regions in both hemispheres. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p57)