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visual aphasia
Etiology:
1) infarction
2) tumor
3) lobar hemorrhage
Pathology:
- parieto-occipital lesion
Clinical manifestations:
1) dyslexia
2) dysgraphia
3) visual language compromised more than auditory
4) cannot read or write
3) associated manifestations
- hemianopsia
General
aphasia
References
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed.
Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 158-161