What term describes denial of one's deficits, such as denial of left hemiparesis?

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What term describes denial of one's deficits, such as denial of left hemiparesis?

Anosognosia is a failure to recognize or admit a deficit that is actually present. After a right-hemisphere stroke, a person may be unaware of or deny left-sided weakness (left hemiparesis). This reflects disruption in self-monitoring brain networks rather than deliberate deception, making insight into one's own abilities quite limited. Because the patient doesn’t perceive the deficit, engagement in rehabilitation can be severely hindered. This condition is distinct from apraxia or neglect-related symptoms (which involve attention and action planning) and from other conditions like somatotopagnosia/autotopagnosia (difficulty identifying body parts) or split-brain syndrome (disconnection between hemispheres).

Anosognosia is a failure to recognize or admit a deficit that is actually present. After a right-hemisphere stroke, a person may be unaware of or deny left-sided weakness (left hemiparesis). This reflects disruption in self-monitoring brain networks rather than deliberate deception, making insight into one's own abilities quite limited. Because the patient doesn’t perceive the deficit, engagement in rehabilitation can be severely hindered. This condition is distinct from apraxia or neglect-related symptoms (which involve attention and action planning) and from other conditions like somatotopagnosia/autotopagnosia (difficulty identifying body parts) or split-brain syndrome (disconnection between hemispheres).

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