bradyphrenia

English

Etymology

brady- +‎ -phrenia

Noun

bradyphrenia (countable and uncountable, plural bradyphrenias)

1. (neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain

Related terms

• bradyphrenic

Usage notes

Disorders characterized by bradyphrenia include Parkinson's disease, punch drunk syndrome, normal pressure hydrocephalus, forms of schizophrenia, and drug-induced states.

References

• Blueprints Neurology, 2nd ed.
• Shorter Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, 5th ed.