Anosognosia
Also called Lack of awareness of one's own illness
NeurologyPsychiatryGood to know
Neurological condition in which a patient is unaware of or denies their own disability or illness, commonly seen after stroke or in dementia.
Korean
질병인식불능증
자신의 장애나 질환을 인식하지 못하는 신경학적 상태; 뇌졸중·치매 환자에서 흔히 나타남.
French
Anosognosie
Déficit neurologique dans lequel le patient est inconscient de son propre handicap ou le nie ; fréquemment observé après un AVC ou dans la démence.
Word parts
an-PrefixWithout, absence ofgnos/oRoot(Greek) Knowledge, to know-iaSuffix(Latin) Condition, state