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}}Nominal aphasia (anomia) is a severe problem with recalling words or names. It is also known as:
anomic aphasia
amnesic (or amnestic) aphasiahttp://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=21580
Anomia is usually caused by brain trauma, such as an accident, stroke, or tumor. Dysnomia refers to a less severe form of this word-recall dysfunction. Learning disabilities caused by name-recall problems are usually diagnosed as dysnomia rather than anomia, but a review of the literature shows significant confusion between the two terms.
Description
Nominal aphasia (anomia) is a type of aphasia characterized by problems recalling words or names. Subjects often use circumlocutions (speaking in a roundabout way) in order to express a certain word for which they cannot remember the name. Sometimes the subject can recall the name when given clues. Suf