Not a Disease
Dysnomia is not a disease; it's a dysfunction (like dyslexia). The dysnomial brain is not suffering from any kind of ill effects caused by bacterial or viral infection, or (so far as we know) by an auto-immune disorder, or an other 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 their 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.
- 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)
