Anosognosia
From Psy3241
(Difference between revisions)
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Category:Neuropsychological syndromes]] | [[Category:Neuropsychological syndromes]] | ||
'''Anosognosia''' is a neuropsychological condition where a person denies that they are suffering from a disability caused by brain injury, such as blindness or paralysis. The word anosognosia comes from the Greek words "nosos", meaning disease, and "gnosis", meaning knowledge. The term was first used by the neurologist [[Joseph Babinski]] in 1914. | '''Anosognosia''' is a neuropsychological condition where a person denies that they are suffering from a disability caused by brain injury, such as blindness or paralysis. The word anosognosia comes from the Greek words "nosos", meaning disease, and "gnosis", meaning knowledge. The term was first used by the neurologist [[Joseph Babinski]] in 1914. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | == Anosognosia for Hemiplegia == | ||
| + | Anosognosia is a fairly common condition, arising from some form of brain injury, such as a stroke. Anosognosia occurs, at least temporarily, in over 50% of stroke victims who suffer from [[hemiplegia]] (paralysis on the side of the body opposite the stroke). | ||
Revision as of 19:20, 20 April 2008
Anosognosia is a neuropsychological condition where a person denies that they are suffering from a disability caused by brain injury, such as blindness or paralysis. The word anosognosia comes from the Greek words "nosos", meaning disease, and "gnosis", meaning knowledge. The term was first used by the neurologist Joseph Babinski in 1914.
Anosognosia for Hemiplegia
Anosognosia is a fairly common condition, arising from some form of brain injury, such as a stroke. Anosognosia occurs, at least temporarily, in over 50% of stroke victims who suffer from hemiplegia (paralysis on the side of the body opposite the stroke).
