Table 1.
Types of Errors Committed on Praxis Examination
Error | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Spatial | Amplitude | Irregularity of height or width of motion |
Internal Configuration | Incorrect position of hand to hold tool | |
External Configuration | Movements do not direct tool toward object | |
Movement | Movement at incorrect joints | |
Content | Concretization | Pantomimes on real object |
Perseverative | Responds with previously enacted movement | |
Related | Associated to target, but different | |
Non-related | Accurate but not associated to target | |
Hand | Performs action with hand, not tool | |
Temporal | Sequence | Any change in correct sequence of movements |
Timing | Alteration of correct timing | |
Occurrence | Incorrect number of actions performed | |
Body Part for Tool | Body used as tool | |
Other | No Response | No response |
Unrecognizable | Not a recognizable response |