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. 1978 Jun;41(6):548–555. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.41.6.548

Study of anosognosia.

J Cutting
PMCID: PMC493083  PMID: 671066

Abstract

Anosognosia (denial of weakness) and "anosognosic phenomena" (other abnormal attitudes to a weak limb) were studied in 100 acute hemiplegics. Both conditions were associated with lesions of either hemisphere. Apathy, visual field defect, and impaired picture identification were particularly prominent in anosognosia. A failure to integrate information from one side of the body was regarded as fundamental to the condition; explanations in terms of "unilateral neglect" and "agnosia" are discussed.

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