Alexia

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Alexia is an acquired type of sensory aphasia, that occurs when damage to the brain causes the individual to lose the ability read.

Contents 1 Pure Alexia 2 Surface Alexia 3 Phonological Alexia 4 Deep Alexia

Pure Alexia

Pure Alexia is also known as acquired Alexia. Patients with this form of Alexia have the ability to write and spell words. Language functions normally, with often difficulty of retrieving words. This form of Alexia can be a result of lesions to the brain that block input from the visual cortex to the left gyrus.

Surface Alexia

Phonological Alexia

Deep Alexia