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Alexia

Known as: Alexias, Text blindness, Word blindness 
An acquired type of sensory aphasia where damage to the brain leads to the loss of the ability to read. [HPO:probinson]
National Institutes of Health

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2014
2014
Preface INTRODUCTION FATE OF MERCURY IN THE ENVIRONMENT REGULATIONS US Regulations International Regulations and Trends TRACE… 
1984
1984
A 41-year-old man presented with bilateral posterior cerebral artery infarcts. He had visual object agnosia and prosopagnosia… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
In pure alexia, acquired inability to read contrasts with normal speech and handwriting. Rare cases of right hemisphere lesions… 
1979
1979
A 11-year-old boy of short stature had recurrent right temporal pounding headaches of 7 months' duration, and progressive visual… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
A variety of alexia has been demonstrated that can be distinguished from the two classically recognized types of alexia. This… 
1977
1977
A patient who had alexia without agraphia, right homonymous hemianopia, and intact color-naming was studied anatomically…