agraphia
Cannot write words
Agraphia is the loss or impairment of the ability to write, typically caused by brain injury or disease.
Someone with agraphia may be unable to form letters, spell words, or express thoughts in writing, even when other language abilities remain intact.
The condition is distinct from physical inability to hold a pen—it's a cognitive disruption of the writing process itself.
Neurological language impairment
- alexiaNeurological reading impairment
- apraxiaVoluntary movement execution deficit
- anomiaInability to recall words
- brainSeat of cognition
lesion · cortex · stroke · hemisphere · parietal · frontal · temporal · cerebral
Manual letter formation
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
- scriptWritten words for performance
- graphemeMinimal written symbol unit
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
coordination · legibility · spelling · composition · transcription · copying · dictation · signature
Identification of illness
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
treatment · prognosis · recovery · symptom · deficit · impairment · disability · patient
aphasia
Neurological language impairment
- alexiaNeurological reading impairment
- apraxiaVoluntary movement execution deficit
- anomiaInability to recall words
brain · lesion · cortex · stroke · hemisphere · parietal · frontal · temporal · cerebral · dementia
handwriting
Manual letter formation
- penmanshipSkill of forming letters
- scriptWritten words for performance
- graphemeMinimal written symbol unit
motor · coordination · legibility · spelling · composition · transcription · copying · dictation · signature · scrawl
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
therapy · treatment · prognosis · recovery · symptom · deficit · impairment · disability · patient · neurologist
dyslexia
Difficulty processing written language
- aphoniaInability to vocalize
- dysarthriaMotor speech muscle disorder
- dyspraxiaImpaired movement coordination disorder
spelling · syntax · grammar · phonology · lexical · semantic · written · expression · encoding · transcription