bradyphrenia
English
Etymology
brady- + -phrenia
Noun
bradyphrenia (countable and uncountable, plural bradyphrenias)
- (neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain.
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.