Agnosia Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Risk factor, Prevention Treatment in India - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Agnosia Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Risk factor, Prevention Treatment in India
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Agnosia is a neurological disorder which affects a single information pathway in the brain. This leads to disability in recognition of faces, voices, objects or places. However, people suffering from Agnosia can still interact with the world normally. – PowerPoint PPT presentation
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Title: Agnosia Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Risk factor, Prevention Treatment in India
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Agnosia
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What is Agnosia?
- Agnosia is a neurological disorder which affects
a single information pathway in the brain. This
leads to disability in recognition of faces,
voices, objects or places. However,
people suffering from Agnosia can still interact
with the world normally. As mentioned, Agnosia
affects a single pathway when brain suffers
certain damage. This pathway connects primary
sensory areas that store knowledge and
information. These primary sensory regions are
mainly visual or auditory cortices. - Agnosia is caused by lesions on the parietal
or occipital lobes of the brain. There are
different types of Agnosia, including Environmenta
l Agnosia, Finger Agnosia, Integrative
Agnosia and Topographical disorientation. - The primary sensory regions are mainly visual or
auditory cortices. Lesions on the parietal or
occipital lobes of the brain cause Agnosia. These
lobes are vital in storing schematic information
and language. Strokes, head traumas, encephalitis,
carbon monoxide poisoning, dementia or anoxia
generally creates the lesions.
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Symptoms
- What are the symptoms of Agnosia?
- Sometimes, it is difficult to find whether you
have the Agnosia or not, but its symptoms
dominate the working of your body so much that
you come to know its presence. These symptoms
include - - Inability to identify people and sounds.
- - Inability to recognize objects and shapes.
- - Inability to recognize any familiar smell.
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Treatment
- Which specialty of doctor to be consulted for
the treatment of Agnosia in India? - What is the cost of Agnosia in India?
- A Neurosurgeon is to be consulted for
the treatment of Agnosia in India. - Which hospital to be preferred for Agnosia in
India? - Medanta - The Medicity hospital in India to be
preferred for Agnosia in India.
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FAQ's
- 1. What are the causes of Agnosia?
- Some of the most probable causes of Agnosia are
- - Dementia
- - Carbon monoxide poisoning
- - Encephalitis
- - Traumatic brain injuries
- - Strokes
- 2. What are the risks associated with Agnosia?
- The risks associated with Agnosia are
- - Injury of head
- - Diabetes and obesity
- - Smoking
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- -Ageing
- 3. What are the possible ways to prevent
Agnosia? - To prevent the occurrence of Agnosia, one needs
to take care of following things - - Avoiding stress and anxiety.
- - Avoiding smoking.
- - Maintaining a healthy diet.
- - Getting regular checkup.
- 4. How is Agnosia diagnosed?
- At Medanta in India, the clinical diagnosis of
the Agnosia is usually done using two methods - - Neuropsychological Testing
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- - Brain imaging
- - MRI or CT scan
- 5. How is Agnosia treated?
- Agnosia is treated by
- - Antibiotics
- Your doctor might recommend you to take
antibiotics to relax the cerebral abscess for
some time and then suggest you to undergo a
surgery to drain it completely. - - Therapies
- Different types of therapies will facilitate to
reverse the consequences of brain disorder. In
some cases, physiatrist or therapy will improve
brain disorder, looking on its aetiology.
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