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].
What is childhood apraxia of speech? Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a speech disorder in which a childâs brain has difficulty coordinating the complex oral movements needed to create sounds into syllables, syllables into words, and words into phrases. Typically, muscle weakness is not to blame for this speech disorder.