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3566519

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-4-30
pubmed:abstractText
Alexia without agraphia is readily recognized in its pure (without other neurologic findings) but rare form. However, this deficit is more common when associated with other behavioral disturbances that result from trauma or cerebral infarction to the posterior cerebral hemispheres. Two cases presented with alexia without agraphia following infarction within the posterior cerebral artery territory. Because of initial confusion and disorientation the patients were diagnosed as demented and unsuitable for rehabilitation. Both subjects had a visual field deficit and color agnosia. Prosopagnosia, simultanagnosia, and ataxia of visual-motor control were also present. The second case was unusual because of pure word blindness associated with a right occipital lobe lesion. Only a few such cases have been reported in the literature worldwide. This paper demonstrates that careful delineation of cognitive deficits permits greater understanding of functional disorders with improved rehabilitation outcome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0003-9993
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
68
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
239-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Alexia without agraphia and associated disorders: importance of recognition in the rehabilitation setting.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports