Which of the following best defines anosognosia?

A. Severe hemiparesis
B. Hemilateral personal neglect
C. Denial of functional deficits in the paretic limb
D. Visual spatial neglect
E. Constructional apraxia


ANS: C
Rationale: Anosognosia is the denial of functional deficits in a paretic limb.

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