Alexia, Pure. Alexia Syndrome Without Agraphia . Pure Alexia Without Agraphia . Pure Word Blindness . Visual Verbal Agnosia . Agnosia, Visual Verbal . Agnosias, Visual Verbal . Agraphia, Alexia Without . Agraphias, Alexia Without . Alexia Without Agraphias . Alexias, Pure . Blindness, Pure Word . Blindnesses, Pure Word . Pure Alexias . Pure Word Blindnesses . Verbal Agnosia, Visual . Verbal Agnosias, Visual . Visual Verbal Agnosias . Without Agraphia, Alexia . Without Agraphias, Alexia . Word Blindness, Pure . Word Blindnesses, Pure . Alexia Without Agraphia . Pure Alexia . 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) . 1.00
Dyslexia, Acquired. Acquired Global Dyslexia . Acquired Spelling Dyslexia . Acquired Alexia . Acquired Dyslexia . Acquired Reading Disabilities . Acquired Reading Disability . Acquired Word Blindness . Acquired Word Blindnesses . Blindness, Acquired Word . Blindnesses, Acquired Word . Disabilities, Acquired Reading . Disability, Acquired Reading . Dyslexia, Acquired Global . Dyslexia, Acquired Spelling . Global Dyslexia, Acquired . Reading Disabilities, Acquired . Spelling Dyslexia, Acquired . Word Blindnesses, Acquired . Reading Disability, Acquired . Alexia, Acquired . Word Blindness, Acquired . A receptive visual aphasia characterized by the loss of a previously possessed ability to comprehend the meaning or significance of handwritten words, despite intact vision. This condition may be associated with posterior cerebral artery infarction (INFARCTION, POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY) and other BRAIN DISEASES. . 0.53
Alert. Alerts . Advisory that hazard is approaching but is less imminent than implied by warning message. (Free translation: Material II - IDNDR, 1992) . 0.52
