pure word blindness
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Etiology
- infarction in the distribution of the posterior cerebral artery
- tumor
- lobar hemorrhage
Pathology
- lesion of the left occipitostriate cortex, adjacent association cortex & posterior corpus callosum (splenium)
Clinical manifestations
- normal spoken language & writing
- inability to read
- associated manifestations
More general terms
References
- ↑ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 158-161