Agraphia is specifically linked to brain damage, not just any writing difficulty. After his brain injury, he struggled with agraphia, making writing tasks impossible.
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Medical Condition
Use 'agraphia' when referring to the medical inability to write, unlike general illiteracy. Despite being literate, the lesion in her brain caused agraphia.
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Serious Impairment
Agraphia is a serious condition, not a mild or temporary issue with writing. The stroke left him with agraphia, and he couldn't even write his name.