loss of ability to write (a form of aphasia) Symptom common to tumors of the parietal lobe of the dominant cerebral hemisphere
loss of a pre-existing ability to express one's self through writing akinesia state of motor inhibition or reduced voluntary movement Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) an organization of alcoholics that uses group methods, such as inspirational-supportive techniques, to help rehabilitate chronic alcoholics alcoholism Excessive dependence on or addiction to alcohol, usually to the point that the person's physical and mental health is threatened or harmed alienation the estrangement felt in a setting one views as foreign, unpredictable, or unacceptable amnesia loss of memory antidepressant any of a class of psychotherapeutic drugs used in the treatment of pathological depression antipsychotic any of a class of psychotherapeutic drugs used to treat psychosis, particularly schizophrenia
a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion