1. Loss of the ability to write, typically caused by brain injury, stroke, or neurological disease.
Usage: medical term; also called dysgraphia when partial

Examples

• After the stroke, the patient developed agraphia and could no longer write coherent sentences.
• The neurologist diagnosed agraphia when the patient lost the ability to form letters despite having normal hand strength.
• Agraphia can occur independently of other language disorders or alongside aphasia.
• The brain scan revealed damage to the motor cortex, explaining the patient's agraphia.
• Speech therapy and occupational therapy are often used to help patients with agraphia regain writing skills.