asomatognosia

Anosognosia: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Anosognosia is characterized by a lack of awareness of physical deficits or illnesses. A right hemispheric parietal lobe lesion is usually present. Because there is no awareness of illness, successful therapy is very difficult. What is anosognosia? Stroke is the main cause of organically induced anosognosia. In these cases, the affected patients cannot perceive the … Anosognosia: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Asomatognosia: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Asomatognosia impairs body perception. Patients no longer feel a section of their own body belongs to them because of lesions in the parietal lobe. Because of the lack of insight into the condition, treatment is considered difficult. What is asomatognosia? In medicine, asomatognosia is a lack of ability to perceive one’s own body parts that … Asomatognosia: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment