Talk:Dysnomia (disorder)

Not a Disease

Dysnomia is not a disease; it's a dysfunction (like dyslexia). The dysnomia brain is not suffering from any kind of ill effects caused by a bacterial or viral infection, or (so far as we know) by an auto-immune disorder, or another source of disease. As an organic problem, dysnomia is simply an activity of the mind that does not function the way it should do.

As with all dysfunctions, of course, dysnomia can be caused as an effect of disease, but the default entry for dysnomia should assume the topic is organic dysnomia unless there is reason to think there is some outside cause.

For the reasons noted, I recommend the title of the article be changed from "Dysnomia (disease)" to "Dysnomia (dysfunction)". 172.192.182.5 16:23, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

I have moved the article to Dysnomia (memory). This seems appropriate to me. Grandmasterka 06:55, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

...And again to Dysnomia (disorder). This makes more sense than "dysfunction" or "memory" I think. Grandmasterka 07:02, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Lethologica

What is the difference between dysnomia and Lethologica? I think this needs to be addressed since the two articles do not define them in any way different, except Dysnomia calls it a learning disability, though I don't really see how (it does not prevent learning; it just may prevent getting a good grade) and if it is one, I'm not sure how lethologica would not be also. So I'd recommend either linking the terms as interchangeable synonyms or changing one or the other to disambiguate. LaXian (talk) 08:19, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

As someone who has dysnomia, I call tell you that it does hinder learning. I was never good at history because I could not remember all the names and dates. I also had trouble in any class that required lots of name recall, like pharmacology courses or classes where I had to memorize legal precedents.

agree, I was unable to remember any dates or times in high school despite regular study and passion for learning.

Regarding Lethologica, there do seem to be many similarities. I see a difference in the Clinical Findings section of that article. I have never seen this kind of testing related to dysnomia. Hopefully, someone with more knowledge will contribute. Wshallwshall (talk) 15:35, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Dysnomia is not the common 'tip of the tongue' TOT experience that most people experience. This is a life long deficit that affects a persons ability to communicate at a normal speed orally and for some also when writing. There are no allowances in education systems and if extreme can make speaking in public excruciating.

For example, my mother who has severe dysnomia, is intelligent and knows my name but cannot retrieve it without going through many other family members, or sometimes also friends names first. Another example is my inability to remember the same common words over many years while being able to remember and grow my vocabulary of complex words. It has a genetic link and is related to dyslexia and dysgraphia which have language memory deficits.