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- DictionaryAg·no·sia/aɡˈnōZHə/
noun
- 1. inability to interpret sensations and hence to recognize things, typically as a result of brain damage: "visual agnosia"
Overview. What is agnosia? Agnosias are a group of conditions where your brain can’t recognize something, even though your senses can detect it. The conditions can affect your senses, including vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch. They can also affect your brain’s ability to assemble and make sense of information.
Agnosia is a neurological disorder characterized by an inability to process sensory information. Often there is a loss of ability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes, or smells while the specific sense is not defective nor is there any significant memory loss.
Jun 18, 2023 · 4 min read. Agnosia is a very rare disorder that causes you to lose the ability to recognize objects or people. Agnosia is often a result of damage to specific areas...
Oct 2, 2019 · Agnosia is the loss of the ability to recognize objects, faces, voices, or places. It’s a rare disorder involving one (or more) of the senses. Agnosia usually affects only a...
Jan 30, 2023 · Agnosia is a rare disorder whereby a patient is unable to recognize and identify objects, persons, or sounds using one or more of their senses despite otherwise normally functioning senses. The deficit cannot be explained by memory, attention, language problems, or unfamiliarity with the stimuli.
Jan 5, 2024 · Agnosia is a rare neurological disorder that impairs a person’s ability to recognize and identify familiar objects, people, or sounds despite having...
Agnosia is inability to identify an object using one or more of the senses. Diagnosis is clinical, often including neuropsychologic testing, with brain imaging (eg, CT, MRI) to identify the cause. Prognosis depends on the nature and extent of damage and patient age.
