agnosia
MONDO:0005638Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names agnosia yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A rare disorder characterized by the lack of ability to recognize individuals, objects, shapes, sounds, or smells. There is no loss of memory. It is caused by neurological damage in the brain, specifically in the occipital or parietal lobes.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005638), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
1 feature
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- Disturbed sensory perceptionMondoHP:0010524
Where it sits
- A kind of