- Concept UI
- M0328093
- Scope Note
- Loss of the power to comprehend written materials despite preservation of the ability to write (i.e., alexia without agraphia). This condition is generally attributed to lesions that disconnect the visual cortex of the non-dominant hemisphere from language centers in the dominant hemisphere. This may occur when a dominant visual cortex injury is combined with underlying white matter lesions that involve crossing fibers from the occipital lobe of the opposite hemisphere. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p483)
- Terms
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Alexia, Pure
Preferred Term
Term UI
T358093
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2000)
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Alexia Syndrome Without Agraphia
Term UI
T371926
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2000)
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Pure Alexia Without Agraphia
Term UI
T371927
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2000)
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Pure Alexia
Term UI
T371925
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2000)
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Visual Verbal Agnosia
Term UI
T371929
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2000)
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Alexia Without Agraphia
Term UI
T371924
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2000)
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Pure Word Blindness
Term UI
T371928
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2000)