BRAIN
CEREBRUM
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Question
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Which of the following best defines anosognosia?
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severe hemiparesis
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hemilateral personal neglect
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denial of functional deficits in the paretic limb
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visual spatial neglect
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constructional apraxia
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Anosognosia, as coined by Babinski in 1914, describes patients who seem to have no idea of their paralysis, despite general cognitive preservation. Certain patients seem more than unaware, with apparent resistance to awareness. More extreme, and qualitatively distinct, is denial of hemiplegia.
Detailed explanation-2: -Definition. Anosognosia is a disorder characterized by denial of illness or lack of awareness of disability.
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