📱 eBook en inglés ERASED PARALYSIS: THE TERRIFYING DELUSION OF ANOSOGNOSIA

Lesions, Blindness, and the Absolute Neurological Denial of Disability in Clinical Neuropsychiatry

DUSTIN MCBRIDE

epubli- 9783565366996

Medicina general y especialidades Neurología

Sinopsis de ERASED PARALYSIS: THE TERRIFYING DELUSION OF ANOSOGNOSIA

When a patient suffers a severe stroke that permanently paralyzes the entire left side of their body, the expected reaction is grief and devastation. But in the terrifying condition known as Anosognosia, the patient reacts with utter indifference. If asked to raise their paralyzed arm, they will simply lie there, completely motionless, and confidently declare to the doctor, "I just did."
This is not psychological stubbornness, embarrassment, or classic denial. Anosognosia is a profound structural deficit caused by damage to the brains parietal lobe, the specific region responsible for updating the bodys internal map. The brain literally deletes the awareness of the disability. To the patient, the limb is perfectly healthy, and any attempt by doctors to prove otherwise is met with fabricated excuses or total confusion.
This medical textbook dissects the collapse of self-awareness. We explore the profound philosophical implications of a brain that can no longer accurately perceive the boundaries and failures of its own flesh.
Confront the fragility of consciousness. A harrowing exploration of what happens when the mind actively lies to protect itself from a shattered reality.

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Editorial: Epubli

ISBN: 9783565366996

Idioma: Inglés

Fecha de lanzamiento: 28/03/2026

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