Agnosia Rare Disorders Conditions and Diseases

Agnosia (a-gnosis, "non-knowledge") is a loss of ability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes or smells while the specific sense is not defective nor is there any significant memory loss. It is usually associated with brain injury or neurological illness, particularly after damage to the temporal lobe.

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• Visual Agnosia - Davidson College offers information on the various forms of the agnosia recognition disorder and describes rehabilitation and treatment.
• Agnosia - Information sheet compiled by the National Institute of rare disorders Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
• Prosopagnosia - The condition of "face blindness," from the perspective of a rare disorders person who suffers from it.
• An Examination of Visual Agnosia - Candace N. Palmer describes the condition and discusses treatment agnosia options. Includes references cited.
• Prosopagnosia (Face Blindness) - The author explains this particular condition and how those afflicted rare disorders use other techniques to recognize people.
• Face Blind - Author describes what it is like to have conditions and diseases agnosia and live with this condition.

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