Somatoagnosia
Neuropathological lack of awareness of the body
Lack of awareness of body (may not have a impariment in body ?) Pt feels parts of body have disappeared or pt has lack of awareness of part of body Lack of awareness of body stx/ relationship of body parts to oneself or to others (aka Body Agnosia) Remedial tx: Associate sensory input with adaptive motor response (rub the appropriate body part as PT points to it), verbal identification, pictures or with use of textured cloth
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