Is the vision really impaired? A case report of word blindness

Is the vision really impaired? A case report of word blindness

Word blindness or pure alexia refers to a condition that occurs due to lesions of the dominant occipitotemporal lobe, which is also known as the visual word form area (VWFA). This happens most commonly due to infarction in the territory of the posterior cerebral artery. A 66-year-old right-handed fe...

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Main Authors: Sreelakshmi Prasanth, Sarath Kumar Harikumaranpillai, Manoj Parameswaran, Mahadevan Krishnaiyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
alexia without agraphia
disconnection syndrome
dominant occipital lobe lesion
posterior cerebral artery infarction
pure alexia
right homonymous hemianopia
word blindness
Online Access:http://www.kjophthal.com/article.asp?issn=0976-6677;year=2023;volume=35;issue=3;spage=304;epage=306;aulast=Prasanth

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