Acataphasia (Noun)
Meaning
A disorder in which a lesion to the central nervous system leaves you unable to formulate a statement or to express yourself in an organized manner.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient's acataphasia made it difficult for her to convey her thoughts and feelings to her family and caregivers.
- After the stroke, John struggled with acataphasia, often finding himself unable to string together coherent sentences.
- The neurologist diagnosed the patient with acataphasia, a condition that made it challenging for him to express himself in a logical and organized way.
- Sarah's acataphasia was so severe that she could only manage to utter a few disjointed words at a time, leaving her frustrated and isolated.
- The researcher studied the effects of acataphasia on individuals with traumatic brain injuries, hoping to develop new treatments to improve their communication skills.