Anosognosia

Anosognosia is a condition in which the patient is not aware of the disorder or disease he or she is suffering from. It arises during a lesion of the non-dominant hemisphere (mostly the right). Most often, the patient is not aware of left-sided hemiparesis[1], some mental illnesses or advanced Alzheimer's disease.


Reference

  1. ↑ AMBLER, Zdenek. Basics of neurology. 6th edition. Prague: Galén, 2006. 351 pp.  ISBN 80-7262-433-4 .