Emergency Medicine

UMEM Educational Pearls

Search

Title: Apraxia versus Agnosia

Category: Neurology

Keywords: apraxia, agnosia, stroke symptoms (PubMed Search)

Posted: 11/8/2007 by Aisha Liferidge, MD (Updated: 3/3/2026)

  • Apraxia = Inability to carry out physical acts despite intact motor function.
  • Agnosia = Inability to recognize and identify objects and/or sounds despite intact sensory function.