Signs and symptoms. The symptoms of an episode of diabetic ketoacidosis usually evolve over a period of about 24 hours. Predominant symptoms are  nausea and vomiting, pronounced thirst, excessive urine production and abdominal pain that may be severe.
apraxia. n. 1. (Pathology) a disorder of the central nervous system caused by brain damage and characterized by impaired ability to carry out purposeful muscular movements. [C19: via New Latin from Greek: inactivity, from a- 1 + praxis action].
Developmental verbal dyspraxia is often shortened to âDVDâ and childhood apraxia of speech to âCASâ . The âaâ in âapraxiaâ stands for absence and âdysâ in dyspraxia stands for partial. Thus, apraxia is absence of speech and dyspraxia is used by some to indicate some speech ability.