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The construction of anosognosia: History and implications

Marková, Ivana S.; Berrios, German E.

Authors

German E. Berrios



Abstract

The construction of anosognosia as a clinical ‘disorder’ resulted from the convergence (in the work of various writers and culminating in Babinski) of a name, a concept, and a clinical phenomenon. During the early stages of this convergence, unawareness of neurological dysfunction was not considered as an independent clinical phenomenon. Started in the work of Anton, the process of separating it as a differentiable clinical state is completed by Babinski who reaffirmed the semiological independence of ‘unawareness’. The history of the construction of ‘anosognosia’ parallels the late 19th century debate on the nature and brain inscription of the concept of ‘consciousness’.

Citation

Marková, I. S., & Berrios, G. E. (2014). The construction of anosognosia: History and implications. Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior, 61, 9-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2014.09.011

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 12, 2014
Online Publication Date Sep 30, 2014
Publication Date 2014-12
Deposit Date Apr 25, 2019
Journal Cortex
Print ISSN 0010-9452
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 61
Pages 9-17
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2014.09.011
Keywords Anosognosia; Unawareness; Neurological dysfunction; Anton; Babinski; von Monakow; Insight; Neuropsychology
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1646903
Publisher URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010945214003025
Additional Information This article is maintained by: Elsevier; Article Title: The construction of anosognosia: History and implications; Journal Title: Cortex; CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2014.09.011; Content Type: article; Copyright: Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.