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Auditory verbal agnosia

Index Auditory verbal agnosia

Auditory verbal agnosia (AVA), also known as pure word deafness, is the inability to comprehend speech. [1]

21 relations: Acoustic radiation, Agnosia, Alzheimer's disease, Aphasia, Auditory agnosia, Auditory processing disorder, Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination, Cerebral infarction, Cortical deafness, Diazepam, Embolism, Hearing loss, Immunoglobulin therapy, Landau–Kleffner syndrome, Lip reading, Magnetic resonance imaging, Neurodegeneration, Primary progressive aphasia, Sign language, Temporal lobe, Third ventricle.

Acoustic radiation

The acoustic radiations or auditory radiations are structures found in the brain, in the ventral cochlear pathway, a part of the auditory system.

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Agnosia

Agnosia is the inability to process sensory information.

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Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD), also referred to simply as Alzheimer's, is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time.

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Aphasia

Aphasia is an inability to comprehend and formulate language because of damage to specific brain regions.

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Auditory agnosia

Auditory agnosia is a form of agnosia that manifests itself primarily in the inability to recognize or differentiate between sounds.

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Auditory processing disorder

Auditory processing disorder (APD), also known as central auditory processing disorder (CAPD), is an umbrella term for a variety of disorders that affect the way the brain processes auditory information.

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Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination

The Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination or BDAE is a neuropsychological battery used to evaluate adults suspected of having aphasia, and is currently in its third edition.

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Cerebral infarction

A cerebral infarction is an area of necrotic tissue in the brain resulting from a blockage or narrowing in the arteries supplying blood and oxygen to the brain.

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Cortical deafness

Cortical deafness is a rare form of sensorineural hearing loss caused by damage to the primary auditory cortex.

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Diazepam

Diazepam, first marketed as Valium, is a medicine of the benzodiazepine family that typically produces a calming effect.

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Embolism

An embolism is the lodging of an embolus, a blockage-causing piece of material, inside a blood vessel.

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Hearing loss

Hearing loss, also known as hearing impairment, is a partial or total inability to hear.

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Immunoglobulin therapy

Immunoglobulin therapy, also known as normal human immunoglobulin (NHIG), is the use of a mixture of antibodies (immunoglobulins) to treat a number of health conditions.

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Landau–Kleffner syndrome

Landau–Kleffner syndrome (LKS)—also called infantile acquired aphasia, acquired epileptic aphasia or aphasia with convulsive disorder—is a rare childhood neurological syndrome.

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Lip reading

Lip-reading, also known as lipreading or speechreading, is a technique of understanding speech by visually interpreting the movements of the lips, face and tongue when normal sound is not available.

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Magnetic resonance imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body in both health and disease.

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Neurodegeneration

Neurodegeneration is the progressive loss of structure or function of neurons, including death of neurons.

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Primary progressive aphasia

Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a type of neurological syndrome in which language capabilities slowly and progressively become impaired.

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Sign language

Sign languages (also known as signed languages) are languages that use manual communication to convey meaning.

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Temporal lobe

The temporal lobe is one of the four major lobes of the cerebral cortex in the brain of mammals.

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Third ventricle

The third ventricle is one of four connected fluid-filled cavities comprising the ventricular system within the mammalian brain.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory_verbal_agnosia

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