Question

Meredith’s dementia has left her unable to tie her shoes even though she can perfectly describe how to tie her shoes and there is nothing physically wrong with her arms or hands. This type of cognitive deficit is called __________.

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Explanation:

Meredith suffers from a condition called Limb-kinetic apraxia. Apraxia is a motor disorder that causes damage to the brain, individuals who suffer this have difficulty in performing learned task or movements .

Limb-Kinetic apraxia is the individuals inability to perform voluntarily movements, for example, tying words on a computer or being able to lace a tie a shoe.