Associative visual agnosia

<p>Associative visual agnosia is a form of <a href="/facts/Visual_agnosia/7cx4KAXG">visual agnosia</a>. It is an impairment in <a href="/facts/Recall_(memory)/flxSh2qP">recognition</a> or assigning meaning to a <a href="/facts/Stimulus_(physiology)/aBcpBfYQ">stimulus</a> that is accurately <a href="/facts/Perception/xLK0n2q4">perceived</a> and not associated with a generalized deficit in <a href="/facts/Intelligence/pRmAeRsw">intelligence</a>, <a href="/facts/Memory/zucwQIEX">memory</a>, <a href="/facts/Language/IRcTok2q">language</a> or <a href="/facts/Attention/pleJPaeQ">attention</a>.  The disorder appears to be very uncommon in a "pure" or uncomplicated form and is usually accompanied by other complex neuropsychological problems due to the nature of the <a href="/facts/Etiology/Bz8MAeSq">etiology</a>.  Affected individuals can accurately distinguish the object, as demonstrated by the ability to draw a picture of it or categorize accurately, yet they are unable to identify the object, its features or its functions.
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Associative visual agnosia