Abstract: Apraxia is one of the common clinical symptoms and easy to be overlooked in senior brain dysfunction. Apraxia may affectpatients' activities of daily living and returning to society. However, the clinical medical staff and relevant rehabilitation personnel are lackof knowledge on apraxia and did not pay enough attention to it at present. Patients will gain much benefits over the recovery if apraxia canbe found and evaluated in time. This article introduced the concept, classification, clinical feature, evaluation and rehabilitation treatment ofapraxia.

Key words: cognitive dysfunction, apraxia, evaluation, rehabilitation