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:
wrong, because in apraxia there is little variability in motor ability from day to day.
wrong, because apraxia is rarely seen in the elderly.
correct, because in apraxia there is often discrepancy between behaviors that can be performed spontaneously and those that can be performed voluntarily.
correct, because apraxia patients are typically oppositional and stubborn.