By damage to the parts of the brain that control language functions Acquired apraxia is caused. It may result from a stroke, a head injury, a tumor, or any illness that causes brain damage.
Developmental apraxia is a neurologically based speech-motor disorder it is widely believed that, but the exact causes have not been isolated. Many children with developmental apraxia have no brain abnormalities; others may have been born with brain damage or suffered brain damage through an illness or accident.
Conditions listing Apraxia as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes as a symptom: The list of conditions listing Apraxia as a symptom in our database includes:
Corticobasal Degeneration
For causes of Apraxia Related information: Further relevant information on causes of Apraxia may be found in the risk factors for Apraxia and underlying causes of Apraxia.
