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Apraxia of Speech

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Synonyms

Historically, acquired apraxia of speech (AOS) has been known under a variety of terminological designations (e.g., aphemia, phonemic disintegration, cortical dysarthria, dyspraxia of speech). Currently, there are no acceptable synonyms in use. The descriptor, “stroke induced” (SI), has occasionally been used to specify AOS resulting from stroke (e.g., SI-AOS). Primary progressive apraxia of speech (PPAOS) is used to designate AOS associated with neurodegenerative disease.

Definition

AOS is a neurologic, motoric disorder of speech production that is characterized by slowed rate of speech, difficulties in sound production, and disrupted prosody. AOS is not a disorder of language, although it rarely occurs without aphasia. Consequently, there is no impairment of comprehension or production of language in pure AOS.

Categorization

AOS currently does not have subcategories but is differentiated relative to onset and progression: PPAOS (primary progressive) or AOS/SI-AOS (sudden...

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  1. Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Healthcare System, University of Utah, 151 A 500 Foothill Blvd, 84148, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Julie L. Wambaugh

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Wambaugh, J.L. (2017). Apraxia of Speech. In: Kreutzer, J., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_862-3

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