noun
- Plural of agraphia; conditions characterized by loss of the ability to write, typically resulting from brain injury or neurological disorder.
Usage: medical/neurological term; usually used in plural when referring to multiple types or cases
Examples
- The neurologist diagnosed several different agraphias in her patient population.
- Agraphias can occur independently of reading disorders or speech impairment.
- Brain imaging helped distinguish between the various agraphias affecting the stroke patients.
- Some agraphias result from damage to motor areas, while others stem from language processing deficits.
- The study examined how different agraphias respond to rehabilitation therapy.