#stroke recovery

• Alexia — A severe neurological disorder characterized by the total or partial loss of the ability to read and comprehend written language, caused by an acquired lesion in the brain structures involved in visual-linguistic processing (specifically in the left parietal or occipital lobe). Unlike illiteracy, the condition occurs in individuals who previously possessed the ability to read, and unlike dyslexia, it is an acquired condition rather than a developmental disorder.
• Anosognosia — A severe neurological cognitive disorder characterized by a patient's total or partial inability to be aware of or recognize their own illness, functional deficit, or paralysis (such as hemiplegia). This structural phenomenon typically occurs following acute lesions of the right parietal lobe of the brain (caused by strokes or tumors), leading the patient to firmly maintain they are completely healthy despite clinical evidence.
• Anozodiaphoria — A neuropsychological disorder characterized by a state of affective indifference or complete unconcern displayed by a patient toward the presence of a severe functional deficit, such as a paralysis (hemiplegia) resulting from a stroke. Although the patient can verbally acknowledge the physical problem (unlike in anosognosia), they exhibit a bizarre lack of worry or emotional reaction toward the severity of the disease and its structural impact on their life.