Symptoms of Agnosia


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General information about symptoms of Agnosia: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Agnosia. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Agnosia. Furthermore, symptoms of Agnosia may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Agnosia.

List of symptoms of Agnosia: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Agnosia includes:

Symptoms of Agnosia: People with agnosia may have difficulty recognizing the geometric features of an object or face or may be able to perceive the geometric features but not know what the object is used for or whether a face is familiar or not. Agnosia can be limited to one sensory modality such as vision or hearing. For example, a person may have difficulty in recognizing an object as a cup or identifying a sound as a cough. 1

More symptoms of Agnosia: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Agnosia, underlying causes of Agnosia, associated conditions for Agnosia, risk factors for Agnosia, or other related conditions.

Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:



Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS Agnosia Information Page: NINDS

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