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.
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â¢ Before surgery, wait at least 10 to 12 hours after the last dose of LMW heparin is administered before a spinal/epidural catheter is placed. â¢ After surgery, when there is adequate surgical site hemostasis, wait at least six to eight hours after catheter removal before resuming treatment with LMW heparins.