Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Anomic aphasia
Word-finding difficulty
HP:0030784
What it means
An inability to name people and objects that are correctly perceived. The individual is able to describe the object in question, but cannot provide the name.
Rare diseases that can present with this4
Very common80–99%
2The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Amnesic aphasia · Amnestic aphasia · Anomia · Nominal aphasia
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