Agnosia: classification

Evidence-based neurology checklist on agnosia: classification: Definition This is the impaired modality-specific ability to recognize objects or stimuli It may be apperceptive or associative Major types Other types Testing of visual agnosia

Definition

  • This is the impaired modality-specific ability to recognize objects or stimuli
  • It may be apperceptive or associative

Major types

Other types

Testing of visual agnosia

References

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