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alexia

Inability to understand written language. Etiology: 1) lesions of the inferior parietal lobe produce both alexia & agraphia 2) lesions of the medial occipital cortex & posterior corpus callosum are associated with alexia in the absence of agraphia

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dyslexia (reading disability)

References

  1. nlmpubs.nlm.nih.gov/hstat/ahcpr/
  2. Cummings, Hospital Practice, May 1993, pg 56-68