hemiapraxia

hemiapraxia
Apraxia affecting one side of the body.

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hemi·aprax·ia (hem″e-ə-prakґse-ə) [hemi- + apraxia] apraxia affecting one side of the body only.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • unilateral neglect — hemiapraxia with failure to pay attention to bodily grooming and stimuli on one side but not on the other, usually due to a lesion in the central nervous system, as after a stroke. Called also hemineglect and selective inattention. Cf. dressing… …   Medical dictionary

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