Study of anosognosia.
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Anosognosia (denial of weakness) and "anosognosic phenomena" (other abnormal attitudes to a weak limb) were studied in 100 acute hemiplegics. Both conditions were associated with lesions of either hemisphere. Apathy, visual field defect, and impaired picture identification were particularly prominent in anosognosia. A failure to integrate information from one side of the body was regarded as fundamental to the condition; explanations in terms of "unilateral neglect" and "agnosia" are discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
دوره 41 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1978