Compendium of regional diagnosis in affectations of the brain and spinal cord / Translated by F.S. Arnold.

  • Bing, Robert.
Date:
1913
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    1. Ideational apraxia, a condition which resembles ex- treme absent-mindedness, and, as a general rule, only reveals itself in the performance of complicated movements. The power of forming in the ideational sphere a correct plan of action suited to the movements to be carried out is inter- fered with ; the voluntary impulses are incorrect. The underlying anatomical condition i^ some diffuse morbid Fig. 70. Hafiol KandL Theee Foci which may lead to Apraxia op the Left Hand. (Focus 1 causes paralysis of the right hand also.) process, such as senile dementia, progressive paralysis, or diffuse cerebral arterio-sclerosis, so. that this variety of apraxia has no regional diagnostic significance. 2. Motor apraxia. In this form the movements of a limb are carried out as if the patient were trying them for the first time ; coarse movements are very clumsily executed, while finer manipulations (writing, threading a needle,