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agnosia
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failure to recognize familiar objects perceived by the senses
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aphasia
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inability to express oneself or to understand language
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apraxia
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inability to perform previously learned purposeful motor acts on a voluntary basis
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dysarthria
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defects of articulation due to neurologic causes
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expressive aphasia
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inability to express oneself; often associated with damage to the left frontal lobe area
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hemianopsia
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blindness of half of the field of vision in one or both eyes
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hemiplegia/hemiparesis
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weakness/paralysis of one side of the body, or part or it, due to an injury to the motor areas of the brain
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Korsakoff's syndrome
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personality disorder characterized by psychosis, disorientation, delirium, insomnia, and hallucinations
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penumbra region
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area of low cerebral blood flow
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receptive aphasia
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inability to understand what someone else is saying; often associated with damage to the temporal lobe area
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