bradyphrenia

English

Etymology

From brady- +‎ -phrenia.

Noun

bradyphrenia (countable and uncountable, plural bradyphrenias)

1. (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.

Related terms

• bradyphrenic

References

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