Glossary for Agnosia

• Anosognosia: A condition where a person suffering who is suffering from a disability resulting from a brain injury but is in denial of the fact that they are indeed suffering from a disability. For example a person who has become blind after a brain injury may still firmly believe that they can see. Schizophrenics may refuse treatment because they refuse to acknowledge that there is something wrong with them.
• Apallic syndrome: A persistent vegetative state caused by brain damage.
• Brain conditions: Medical conditions that affect the brain
• Brain damage: Damage to the brain from various causes
• Brain infection: Infection of the brain including encephalitis
• Cognitive impairment: General loss of mental or cognitive ability
• Dementia: Various mental impairment conditions.
• Head injury: An injury to the head
• Neurological disorder: diseases affecting the central and peripheral nervous system
• Nielsen-Jacobs syndrome: A rare condition where damage to the part of the brain called the cingulated gyri results in agnosia, apraxia and aphasia. The cingulated gyri is responsible for emotions, memory, learning and processing skills.
• Stroke: Serious brain event from bleeding or blood clots.

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