Dr Ken Tangen gives a quick intro to the types of apraxia and how it differs from aphasia (fluent and non-fluent version).

1. Today’s Topic
Apraxia &
Aphasia

4. Can’t move face on demand (e.g., stick out tongue)
Buccofacial Apraxia
APRAXIA

5. Butter before or after put in toaster?
Ideational Apraxia
APRAXIA

6. Can’t pretend to answer phone
Ideomotor Apraxia
APRAXIA

7. Legs & arms don’t go where you wnat
Limb-Kinetic Apraxia
APRAXIA

8. Can’t make interesting figures or shapes
Construction Apraxia
APRAXIA

11. −Understand but not express
−Take things literally
−Spelling errors

13. 1. Non-fluent
Aware of difficulty
Broca’s area

14. 1. Non-fluent
Often comes with
weakness-paralysis

16. Wernicke aphasia

17. Long, complex sentences
that don't make sense!
Don’t understand other’s speech well

19. Several areas damaged at same time.
Frontal, temporal & parietal

20. Language problems develop gradually
Brain cell degeneration

21. Language problems develop gradually
Brain cell degeneration
Can progress to dementia

22. Dr. Ken Tangen
www.BiologicalPsych.com