Autotopagnosia
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| + | An inability to recognize parts of the body. In some cases, the inability is the recognition of parts of someone else's body, sometimes one's own. Sometimes a patient may be able to name a body part pointed to, but not point to a body part named. The inability may or may not extend to body parts or animals or parts of other objects. | ||
Current revision as of 16:10, 5 May 2008
An inability to recognize parts of the body. In some cases, the inability is the recognition of parts of someone else's body, sometimes one's own. Sometimes a patient may be able to name a body part pointed to, but not point to a body part named. The inability may or may not extend to body parts or animals or parts of other objects.
