Difference between Ataxia and Apraxia
What is the difference between Ataxia and Apraxia?
Ataxia as a noun is lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability. while Apraxia as a noun is total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment; specifically, a disorder of motor planning.
Ataxia
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
Apraxia
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment; specifically, a disorder of motor planning.
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