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  2. Apperceptive agnosia - Wikipedia

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    Apperceptive agnosia is a neurological disorder characterized by failures in recognition due to a failure of perception.In contrast, associative agnosia is a type of agnosia where perception occurs but recognition still does not occur. [1]

  3. Constructional apraxia - Wikipedia

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    Constructional apraxia is a neurological disorder in which people are unable to perform tasks or movements even though they understand the task, are willing to complete it, and have the physical ability to perform the movements. [1] It is characterized by an inability or difficulty to build, assemble, or draw objects.

  4. Visual agnosia - Wikipedia

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    Despite this impairment in visual object recognition, C.K. retained many abilities such as drawing, visual imagery, and internal imagery. As a native of England, he was tasked with drawing England, marking London and where he was born. His accurate drawing of England is just one example of his excellent drawing abilities. [19]

  5. Femoral head ostectomy - Wikipedia

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    It is performed to alleviate pain, and is a salvage procedure, reserved for condition where pain can not be alleviated in any other way. It is common in veterinary surgery. Other names are excision arthroplasty of the femoral head and neck, Girdlestone's operation, Girdlestone procedure, and femoral head and neck ostectomy. [citation needed]

  6. Functional disorder - Wikipedia

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    Functional disorders are mostly understood as conditions characterised by: persistent and troublesome symptoms; associated with impairment or disability; where the pathophysiological basis is related to problems with the functioning and communication of the body systems (as opposed to disease affecting the structure of organs or tissues)

  7. Functional visual loss - Wikipedia

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    Unrecognized functional vision loss leads to fraudulent claims and undeserved benefits to the people. In case of legal blindness; Because of the financial impact and legal benefits including financial aids or reservations, optometrists and ophthalmologists are obligated to be absolutely certain that functional vision loss does not exist. [5]

  8. Paraplegia - Wikipedia

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    Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek (παραπληγίη) "half-stricken". [citation needed] It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neural (brain) elements of the spinal canal.

  9. Vision rehabilitation - Wikipedia

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    In other words, it is the process of restoring functional ability and improving quality of life and independence in an individual who has lost visual function through illness or injury. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Most visual rehabilitation services are focused on low vision, which is a visual impairment that cannot be fully corrected by regular eyeglasses ...