alexia
Acquired reading inability
Alexia is the loss of the ability to read, typically caused by brain injury or stroke.
Unlike dyslexia, which is a developmental reading difficulty, alexia refers to acquired reading impairment in someone who could previously read normally.
A person with alexia may still be able to write but cannot read what they've written.
Inability to write
- aphasiaNeurological language impairment
- anomiaInability to recall words
- agnosiaInability to interpret sensations
- dysgraphiaImpaired ability to write
Inability to read text
- visual processingHow brains interpret images
- occipitalOf the skull's rear
- brain lesionDamaged area of neural tissue
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
cortex · cerebral · neurological · impairment · acquired · trauma · hemisphere · parietal
Identification of illness
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- treatmentCare for an ailment
prognosis · recovery · neuropsychology · speech pathology · occupational therapy · cognitive testing · brain imaging · MRI
- word recognitionIdentifying written symbols as language
- letter recognitionDistinguishing written alphabet symbols
- decodingExtracting meaning from symbols
agraphia
Inability to write
word-blindness
Inability to read text
- visual processingHow brains interpret images
- occipitalOf the skull's rear
- brain lesionDamaged area of neural tissue
stroke · cortex · cerebral · neurological · impairment · acquired · trauma · hemisphere · parietal · temporal lobe
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
treatment · prognosis · recovery · neuropsychology · speech pathology · occupational therapy · cognitive testing · brain imaging · MRI · evaluation
reading difficulty
- word recognitionIdentifying written symbols as language
- letter recognitionDistinguishing written alphabet symbols
- decodingExtracting meaning from symbols
alexialiteracy
Ability to read, write
hyperlexia · reading comprehension · reading fluency · word recognition · legibility
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