About The Word Alexia Syndrome Without Agraphia

ClusterMed
  1. ClusterMed.info
  2. Medical Dictionary
  3. A Medical Terms
  4. Al
  5. Alexia Syndrome Without Agraphia

Find the definition of the medical term Alexia Syndrome Without Agraphia. Alexia Syndrome Without Agraphia defined and explained for easy understanding at the Medical Dictionary from ClusterMed.info.

Alexia Syndrome Without Agraphia

Alexia Syndrome Without Agraphia Definition & Meaning
Alexia Syndrome Without Agraphia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Medical Term Alexia Syndrome Without Agraphia?

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)

More Medical Term Definitions

0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Medical Terms Of The Day