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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

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Language performance in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: a comparative review.

29 Jun 2008 Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) manifests as memory impairment in the absence of dementia and progresses to Alzheimer's disease (AD) at a rate of around 15% per annum, versus 1-2% in the general population. It thus constitutes a primary target for ... Read more...


Bridging the gap: can impairment-based therapy for anomia have an impact at the psycho-social level?

29 Jun 2008 BACKGROUND: Studies of therapy with people with aphasia tend to use impairment-based and functional measures of outcome. The views of participants are not formally evaluated. Current health and socialcare practice requires intervention to be ... Read more...


Using semantic feature analysis to improve contextual discourse in adults with aphasia.

29 Apr 2008 PURPOSE: Semantic feature analysis (SFA) was used to determine whether training contextually related words would improve the discourse of individuals with nonfluent aphasia in preselected contexts. METHOD: A modified ... Read more...

 

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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")

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