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David Roeltgen, MD

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posted 08/01/2008, comments (0)

Clearing Up Some Confusing Terms

What are amnesia, aphasia, anomia, alexia, agraphia, acalculia, (relatively commonly used terms) and agnosia, apraxia, anosagnosia, anosadiaphoria (relatively uncommonly used terms)? Wow, I have been doing behavioral neurology for over 25 years and I know I missed a few of the “a” words here....In numerous previous blogs I... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/15/2007, comments (0)

Tension--and Necessary Pull

I was riding my bike this morning and needed to go down to a lower gear in order to climb a hill. Only my bike wouldn't oblige. I made it (almost), and then had to walk the last twenty feet, bike in hand, sweat trickling down my brow. I got back on and zoomed down the hill, only everything felt uneven. Not enough tension, that was my... Read more Chevron

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