Prosopagnosia
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such as auditory agnosia which is the inability to recognize sounds or visual object agnosia | such as auditory agnosia which is the inability to recognize sounds or visual object agnosia | ||
| - | which is the inability to recognize familar objects that can be seen. Visual object agnosia | + | which is the inability to recognize familar objects that can be seen. Visual object agnosia |
| - | similar to prosopagnosia and most patients with visual object agnosia also have | + | is similar to prosopagnosia and most patients with visual object agnosia also have |
| - | Prosopagnosia is the inability to recognize faces on sight and is usually | + | prosopagnosia. Prosopagnosia is the inability to recognize faces on sight and is usually |
| - | bilateral occipital damage. A patient named Michael was diagnosed with | + | associated with bilateral occipital damage. A patient named Michael was diagnosed with |
| - | other agnosia disorders. Michael is incapable of recognizing any faces | + | prosopagnosia and a few other agnosia disorders. Michael is incapable of recognizing any faces |
| - | and he has not been able to for 17 years. He never recognizes his mother | + | desipte the familiarity and he has not been able to for 17 years. He never recognizes his mother |
| - | when asked to identify himself in family photos he is incapable of doing | + | until she speaks and when asked to identify himself in family photos he is incapable of doing |
| - | ability to recollect faces if asked to describe someone famous or a family | + | so. He does have the ability to recollect faces if asked to describe someone famous or a family |
| - | presented with a picture of that person he still is not able to recognize their | + | member yet when presented with a picture of that person he still is not able to recognize their |
| - | identify the person by picture. | + | face or to identify the person by picture. |
Revision as of 23:27, 24 April 2008
Agnosia disorders include various cognitive disorders that deal with "not knowing impariments
such as auditory agnosia which is the inability to recognize sounds or visual object agnosia
which is the inability to recognize familar objects that can be seen. Visual object agnosia
is similar to prosopagnosia and most patients with visual object agnosia also have
prosopagnosia. Prosopagnosia is the inability to recognize faces on sight and is usually
associated with bilateral occipital damage. A patient named Michael was diagnosed with
prosopagnosia and a few other agnosia disorders. Michael is incapable of recognizing any faces
desipte the familiarity and he has not been able to for 17 years. He never recognizes his mother
until she speaks and when asked to identify himself in family photos he is incapable of doing
so. He does have the ability to recollect faces if asked to describe someone famous or a family
member yet when presented with a picture of that person he still is not able to recognize their
face or to identify the person by picture.
