Bradyphrenia
| Bradyphrenia | |
|---|---|
| Image depicting how an individual with bradyphrenia experiences fatigue and stress as they struggle with slow thinking. | |
| Specialty | Neurology, psychiatry |
| Symptoms | Slowing of thoughts, delayed responses and lack of motivation |
Bradyphrenia is the slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain.[1] Disorders characterized by bradyphrenia include Parkinson's disease and forms of schizophrenia consequently causing a delayed response and fatigue.[2] Patients with bradyphrenia may describe or may manifest slowed thought processes, evidenced by increased latency of response and also involve severe memory impairment and poor motor control.[3] The word 'bradyphrenia' originates from the ancient Greek meaning 'slow mind.'[4]
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