Additive effect of patient anosognosia and theory of mind deficit on dementia caregiver distress [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyIntroductionCaregiver distress in dementia is multifactorial. The contribution of disease specific factors including anosognosia (poor awareness of cognitive/behavioral deficits) and theory of mind (ToM) deficit (difficulty with understanding other’s ...
Manizhe Eslami-Amirabadi +10 more
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Anosognosia for motor deficits in patients with left hemisphere lesions: a systematic review [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyBackgroundPatients with brain damage may deny the presence of their contralesional motor deficits. Some individuals may even claim they performed specific actions with the paralyzed limb, such as clapping hands.
Maura Simioni +8 more
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Association between anosognosia and neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease dementia patients [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAnosognosia, the lack of awareness of memory decline, and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS) are prevalent and debilitating symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) dementia.
Michael Elnemais Fawzy +7 more
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The association between anosognosia and neuropsychiatric symptoms in neurodegenerative dementias: a narrative review [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyAnosognosia, or unawareness of disease, is a common clinical feature in neurodegenerative dementias. Frequently reported as an early symptom, its presence has been associated with faster dementia progression and greater cognitive impairment.
Chiara Gallingani +7 more
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A brainstem anosognosia of hemiparesis
Neurology International, 2009 A woman had anosognosia for hemiplegia as a manifestation of brainstem infarction. She had no mental or neuropsychological disturbances, and had involvement of the brainstem in the frontal/parietal-subcortical circuits to the right cerebral hemisphere ...
Kazuo Abe +2 more
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The adamant adherence to a prior belief: the case of anosognosia in anorexia nervosa [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyAnorexia Nervosa (AN) is a complex psychiatric disorder marked by restrictive eating and distorted body image. Often, individuals with AN show a persistent denial of illness severity, even in the presence of their pathology’s life-threatening ...
Stelina Rushani +8 more
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Beliefs in Right Hemisphere Syndromes: From Denial to Distortion [PDF]
Brain SciencesStriking belief distortions may accompany various disorders of awareness that are predominantly associated with right hemispheric cerebral dysfunction.
Karen G. Langer, Julien Bogousslavsky
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Anosognosia in schizophrenia. [PDF]
CNS SpectrAbstract Anosognosia, defined as a lack of knowledge of the disease, was originally identified in neurological disorders and is common in schizophrenia. These deficits are commonly referred to as “lack of insight” or “unawareness of illness.” They include challenges in accurate judgments of the reality of experience, as well as global and specific ...
Rose B, Harvey PD.
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Defective Awareness of Person-Recognition Disorders Through Face, Voice and Name in Right and Left Variants of Semantic Dementia: A Pilot Study [PDF]
Brain SciencesBackground/Objectives: The aim of this investigation consisted of evaluating if the prevalence of anosognosia in right-brain-damaged patients is greater for tasks in which the right hemisphere plays a dominant role and if this prevalence is at least in ...
Simona Luzzi +2 more
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The Assessment of the Motor and Non-Motor Aspects of Anosognosia for Hemiplegia: A Historical Review [PDF]
Brain SciencesAnosognosia for hemiplegia is a complex, multifaceted phenomenon. Due to the various different forms in which it manifests and the few tools available to treat it, it can create difficulties for both clinicians and researchers. Since the first definition
Maddalena Beccherle +2 more
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