atopognosia
/əˌtɑpəɡˈnoʊʒə/
noun
- A medical condition in which a person cannot tell where on their body they are being touched, even though their sense of touch is otherwise normal.
- Atopognosia is often caused by damage to the parietal lobe of the brain.
- The neurologist tested for atopognosia by touching different spots on the patient's hand and asking him to identify each location.
- After the stroke, the patient developed atopognosia and could not point to where the doctor touched her arm.