| alcohol amnestic disorder | <psychiatry> A mental disorder with brain damage characterised by amnesia, compensatory confabulation, disturbance of attention, and peripheral neuritis. It is usually associated with alcoholism and dietary deficiencies. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| alcohol amnestic syndrome | <syndrome> An amnestic syndrome resulting from alcoholism; alcoholic "blackouts." Cf.: Korsakoff's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amnestic | 1. An agent causing amnesia. 2. A disorder in which the essential feature is an impairment of the memory function. Synonym: amnesic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amnestic psychosis | <syndrome> May occur as a sequel to chronic alcohol abuse. Features include personality changes, confabulation, psychosis, disorientation, polyneuritis, insomnia and hallucinations. (27 Sep 1997) |
| amnestic syndrome | <syndrome> May occur as a sequel to chronic alcohol abuse. Features include personality changes, confabulation, psychosis, disorientation, polyneuritis, insomnia and hallucinations. (27 Sep 1997) |
| delirium, dementia, amnestic, cognitive disorders | Cognitive disorders including delirium, dementia, and other cognitive disorders. These may be the result of substance use, trauma, or other causes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| apraxia | <clinical sign, neurology> Inability to execute a skilled or learned motor act, not related to paralysis or lack of comprehension, caused by a cortical lesion. (27 Sep 1997) |
| apraxia algera | A hysterical condition in which speaking, reading, writing, or consecutive thinking is impossible owing to the severe headache it causes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gait apraxia | Apraxia for walking, accompanied by inability to make walking movements with the legs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| verbal apraxia | A speech disorder in which phonaemic substitutions are constantly used for the desired syllable or word. (05 Mar 2000) |
| motor apraxia | An inability to make movements or to use objects for the purpose intended. Synonym: cortical apraxia, innervation apraxia, limb-kinetic apraxia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| constructional apraxia | Apraxia manifested as an impairment in activity such as building, assembling, and drawings; caused by parietal lobe lesions. Synonym: apractagnosia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cortical apraxia | An inability to make movements or to use objects for the purpose intended. Synonym: cortical apraxia, innervation apraxia, limb-kinetic apraxia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ideational apraxia | Ideatory apraxia, obsolete term for the misuse of objects due to a disturbance of identification (agnosia). (05 Mar 2000) |
| ideokinetic apraxia | Ideomotor apraxia, a form of apraxia in which simple acts are incapable of being performed, presumably because the connections between the cortical centres that control volition and the motor cortex are interrupted. Synonym: transcortical apraxia. (05 Mar 2000) |