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.

A condition in which a person who suffers illness or disability seems unaware of or denies the existence of the illness or disability.

Synonyms: Agnosia, Sensory, Finger Agnosia, Agnosias, Visuospatial, Somatosensory Agnosias, Agnosia for Smell, Agnosia, Somatosensory, Agnosia for Taste, Visual Agnosias, Agnosias, Finger, Auditory Agnosias, Congenital, Agnosias, Congenital Auditory, Somatosensory Agnosia, Agnosia for Tastes, Auditory Agnosia, Agnosia, Finger, Agnosias, Body-Image, Developmental Agnosias, Agnosia, Agnosia, Position, Body Image Agnosia, Visual Disorientation Syndromes, Ideational Agnosia, Syndromes, Visual Disorientation, Developmental Agnosia, Agnosia, Visuospatial, Agnosia, Body-Image, Auditory Agnosia, Congenital, Agnosias, Ideational, Agnosias, Visual, Congenital Auditory Agnosia, Ideational Agnosias, Position Agnosias, Agnosia, Tactile, Agnosias, Position, Visuospatial Agnosias, Visual Agnosia for Objects, Sensory Agnosia, Agnosia, Developmental, Syndrome, Visual Disorientation, Agnosias, Olfactory, Agnosia for Temperature, Visual Agnosia, Topographical Agnosia, Agnosias, Tactile, Agnosia, Ideational, Agnosia, Congenital Auditory, Finger Agnosias, Gustatory Agnosia, Sensory Agnosias, Time Agnosia, Agnosias, Auditory, Anosognosia, Position Agnosia, Agnosia for Pain, Tactile Agnosias, Agnosias, Somatosensory, Agnosia, Gustatory, Anosognosias, Congenital Auditory Agnosias, Olfactory Agnosia, Agnosias, Topographical Agnosias, Agnosias, Time, Visual Disorientation Syndrome, Agnosias, Developmental, Agnosias, Topographical, Visuospatial Agnosia, Agnosia, Auditory, Olfactory Agnosias, Body-Image Agnosia, Agnosia, Visual, Agnosias, Sensory, Agnosia, Olfactory, Agnosia, Topographical, Tactile Agnosia, Time Agnosias, Agnosia, Time, Body-Image Agnosias, Auditory Agnosias

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coordinate IM with type of stimulus that is not recognized (IM)

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D000377

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