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Anomia - Diagnosis
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Definition of 'Anomia'A language dysfunction characterized by the inability to name people and objects that are correctly perceived. The individual is able to describe the object in question, but cannot provide the name. This condition is associated with lesions of the dominant hemisphere involving the language areas, in particular the TEMPORAL LOBE. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p484) Common names: Anomia; Aphasia, Amnesic; Amnesic Aphasia; Nominal Dysphasia; Dysphasia, Nominal; Dysphasias, Nominal; Nominal Dysphasias; Aphasia, Nominal; Nominal Aphasia; Dysnomia; Dysnomias; Anomic Dysphasia; Anomic Dysphasias; Dysphasia, Anomic; Dysphasias, Anomic; Aphasia, Anomic; Anomic Aphasia |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
A linguistic communication measure for monitoring changes in Chinese aphasic narrative production.
30 Mar 2009 
This study investigated the usefulness of the Cantonese Linguistic Communication Measure (CLCM) in monitoring changes of narrative production in five Chinese adults with aphasia in the period of spontaneous recovery (SR group) and four who underwent ... Read more...
30 Mar 2009 e report the case of 48-year-old right-handed male patient with an infarction affecting most part of the body and the splenium of the left half of the corpus callosum. Neuropsychological examination revealed typical signs of callosal disconnection ... Read more...
Concepts and categories: a cognitive neuropsychological perspective.
30 Dec 2008 One of the most provocative and exciting issues in cognitive science is how neural specificity for semantic categories of common objects arises in the functional architecture of the brain. More than two decades of research on the neuropsychological ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Anomia - Diagnosis'
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- A linguistic communication measure for monitoring changes in Chinese aphasic narrative production. 30 Mar 2009
- [Case of callosal disconnection syndrome with a chief complaint of right-hand disability, despite presence of left-hand diagonistic dyspraxia] 30 Mar 2009
- Concepts and categories: a cognitive neuropsychological perspective. 30 Dec 2008
- Semantic error patterns on the Boston Naming Test in normal aging, amnestic mild cognitive impairment, and mild Alzheimer's disease: is there semantic disruption? 30 Oct 2008
- Language performance in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: a comparative review. 29 Jun 2008
- Neuropsychological evidence for a spatial bias in visual short-term memory after left posterior ventral damage. 29 Apr 2008
- Physical examination and diagnosis of dementia for video consultation.
29 Apr 2008 - Using semantic feature analysis to improve contextual discourse in adults with aphasia. 29 Apr 2008
- Language impairment in euthymic, elderly patients with bipolar disorder but no dementia. 30 Mar 2008
- Sparing of country names in the context of phonological impairment. 12 Feb 2008
- Remediation of developmental dyslexia: tackling a basic memory deficit. 30 Jan 2008
- Naming is associated with left temporal pole metabolite levels in neurodegenerative diseases. 21 Jan 2008
- Functional outcome after language mapping for glioma resection.
2008 - More to MCI than meets the eye. 21 Dec 2007
- Naming of objects, faces and buildings in mild cognitive impairment. 21 Dec 2007
- Executive functions deficit in mild cognitive impairment. 29 Nov 2007
- Performance in specific language tasks correlates with regional volume changes in progressive aphasia. 29 Nov 2007
- Assessment of spatial attention and neglect with a virtual wheelchair navigation task. 24 Nov 2007
- Word-finding difficulty: a clinical analysis of the progressive aphasias. 16 Oct 2007
- Gesture imitation in autism. II. Symbolic gestures and pantomimed object use. 29 Sep 2007
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Technical information about 'Anomia'
Definition: A language dysfunction characterized by the inability to name people and objects that are correctly perceived. The individual is able to describe the object in question, but cannot provide the name. This condition is associated with lesions of the dominant hemisphere involving the language areas, in particular the TEMPORAL LOBE. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p484)
Descriptor UI: D000849
Alternative terms: Anomia; Aphasia, Amnesic; Amnesic Aphasia; Nominal Dysphasia; Dysphasia, Nominal; Dysphasias, Nominal; Nominal Dysphasias; Aphasia, Nominal; Nominal Aphasia; Dysnomia; Dysnomias; Anomic Dysphasia; Anomic Dysphasias; Dysphasia, Anomic; Dysphasias, Anomic; Aphasia, Anomic; Anomic Aphasia; Color Anomia; Anomia, Color; Anomias, Color; Color Anomias;
Allowable Qualifiers: rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging;
Tree Number: C10.597.606.150.500.090; C23.888.592.604.150.500.090;
History Note: 1991(1980); use APHASIA 1975-1979
Technical Notes: inability to name objects: do not confuse with ANOMIE ("state of social disorganization & demoralization in society...", often called "anomia")