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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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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Imaging short- and long-term training success in chronic aphasia.

20 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: To date, functional imaging studies of treatment-induced recovery from chronic aphasia only assessed short-term treatment effects after intensive language training. In the present study, we show with functional magnetic resonance imaging ... Read more...


Cortical mapping of naming errors in aphasia.

30 Jul 2009 Persons with aphasia vary greatly with regard to clinical profile; yet, they all share one common feature-anomia-an impairment in naming common objects. Previous research has demonstrated that particular naming errors are associated with specific ... Read more...


Time course of evoked-potential changes in different forms of anomia in aphasia.

30 Jul 2009 Impaired word production after brain damage can be due to impairment at lexical-semantic or at lexical-phonological levels of word encoding. These processes are thought to involve different brain regions and to have different time courses. The ... 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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