autotopagnosia


autotopagnosia

 [aw″to-top-ag-no´zhah] inability to orient correctly different parts of the body.

au·to·top·ag·no·si·a

(aw'tō-top'ag-nō'zē-ă), In the diphthong gn, the g is silent only at the beginning of a word.Inability to recognize or to orient any part of one's own body; caused by a parietal lobe lesion. Compare: somatotopagnosis. [auto- + G. topos, place, + G. a- priv. + gnōsis]

au·to·top·ag·no·sia

(aw'tō-top'ag-nō'zē-ă) Inability to recognize or to orient any part of one's own body; caused by a parietal lobe lesion.
Compare: somatotopagnosis[auto- + G. topos, place, + G. a- priv. + gnōsis]

autotopagnosia

Inability of a person to identify his own body parts, such as nose, ear, chin, etc. This is usually the result of a neurological defect. From the Greek auto , self and topos , place.