An elderly man presents to your clinic with his family.They are frustrated because he is often able to perform certain tasks spontaneously,such as putting on his shoes or standing up from his bed,but when asked to do them he typically cannot.The family tells you that he has been diagnosed with apraxia.You believe that the diagnosis is:

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The correct answer is C because apraxia is characterized by difficulty in performing learned motor tasks even though there is no deficit in primary motor or sensory functions, and patients can sometimes perform these tasks spontaneously but not when asked to do so. There is often a discrepancy between these two types of motor behavior. Answers A, B, and D are incorrect because they do not accurately describe apraxia.

An Elderly Man Presents to Your Clinic with His Family