Agnosia

"Agnosia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Loss of the ability to comprehend the meaning or recognize the importance of various forms of stimulation that cannot be attributed to impairment of a primary sensory modality. Tactile agnosia is characterized by an inability to perceive the shape and nature of an object by touch alone, despite unimpaired sensation to light touch, position, and other primary sensory modalities.

Descriptor ID	D000377
MeSH Number(s)	C10.597.606.762.100 C23.888.592.604.764.100 F01.700.750.100
Concept/Terms	Agnosia Agnosia Agnosias Agnosia for Smell Agnosia for Smell Olfactory Agnosia Agnosia, Olfactory Agnosias, Olfactory Olfactory Agnosias Agnosia for Taste Agnosia for Taste Agnosia for Tastes Agnosia for Temperature Agnosia for Temperature Auditory Agnosia Auditory Agnosia Agnosia, Auditory Agnosias, Auditory Auditory Agnosias Auditory Agnosia, Congenital Auditory Agnosia, Congenital Agnosia, Congenital Auditory Agnosias, Congenital Auditory Auditory Agnosias, Congenital Congenital Auditory Agnosias Congenital Auditory Agnosia Body-Image Agnosia Body-Image Agnosia Agnosia, Body-Image Agnosias, Body-Image Body Image Agnosia Body-Image Agnosias Developmental Agnosia Developmental Agnosia Agnosia, Developmental Agnosias, Developmental Developmental Agnosias Finger Agnosia Finger Agnosia Agnosia, Finger Agnosias, Finger Finger Agnosias Ideational Agnosia Ideational Agnosia Agnosia, Ideational Agnosias, Ideational Ideational Agnosias Position Agnosia Position Agnosia Agnosia, Position Agnosias, Position Position Agnosias Sensory Agnosia Sensory Agnosia Agnosia, Sensory Agnosias, Sensory Sensory Agnosias Somatosensory Agnosia Somatosensory Agnosia Agnosia, Somatosensory Agnosias, Somatosensory Somatosensory Agnosias Tactile Agnosia Tactile Agnosia Agnosia, Tactile Agnosias, Tactile Tactile Agnosias Time Agnosia Time Agnosia Agnosia, Time Agnosias, Time Time Agnosias Topographical Agnosia Topographical Agnosia Agnosia, Topographical Agnosias, Topographical Topographical Agnosias Visual Disorientation Syndrome Syndrome, Visual Disorientation Syndromes, Visual Disorientation Visual Disorientation Syndromes Visual Agnosia Visual Agnosia Agnosia, Visual Agnosias, Visual Visual Agnosias Visual Agnosia for Objects Visual Agnosia for Objects Visuospatial Agnosia Visuospatial Agnosia Agnosia, Visuospatial Agnosias, Visuospatial Visuospatial Agnosias Agnosia for Pain Agnosia for Pain

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Agnosia".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [C10.597.606]
Perceptual Disorders [C10.597.606.762]
Agnosia [C10.597.606.762.100]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [C23.888.592.604]
Perceptual Disorders [C23.888.592.604.764]
Agnosia [C23.888.592.604.764.100]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [F01.700]
Perceptual Disorders [F01.700.750]
Agnosia [F01.700.750.100]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Agnosia".

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