Agnosia

Agnosia


Agnosia refers to 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.

ProsopagnosiaInability to recognise familiar faces
AnosognosiaInability to recognise own condition/ illness
AutotopagnosiaInability to orient parts of the body
PhonagnosiaInability to recognize familiar voices
SimultanagnosiaInability to appreciate two objects in the visual field at the same time
AstereoagnosiaInability to recognize objects by touch