Alexia, Pure

Synonyms

Agnosia, Visual Verbal

Agnosias, Visual Verbal

Agraphia, Alexia Without

Agraphias, Alexia Without

Alexia Syndrome Without Agraphia

Alexia Without Agraphia

Alexia Without Agraphias

Alexias, Pure

Blindness, Pure Word

Blindnesses, Pure Word

Pure Alexia

Pure Alexia Without Agraphia

Pure Alexias

Pure Word Blindness

Pure Word Blindnesses

Verbal Agnosia, Visual

Verbal Agnosias, Visual

Visual Verbal Agnosia

Visual Verbal Agnosias

Without Agraphia, Alexia

Without Agraphias, Alexia

Word Blindness, Pure

Word Blindnesses, Pure

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)