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Dyslexia, Acquired

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Definition: A receptive visual aphasia characterized by the loss of a previously possessed ability to comprehend the meaning or significance of handwritten words, despite intact vision. This condition may be associated with posterior cerebral artery infarction (INFARCTION, POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY) and other BRAIN DISEASES.     
Examples Alexia, Pure 		Other names Word Blindness, Acquired; Reading Disability, Acquired; Alexia, Acquired; Acquired Alexia; Acquired Spelling Dyslexia; Acquired Global Dyslexia; Word Blindnesses, Acquired; Spelling Dyslexia, Acquired; Reading Disabilities, Acquired; Global Dyslexia, Acquired; Dyslexia, Acquired Spelling; Dyslexia, Acquired Global; Disability, Acquired Reading; Disabilities, Acquired Reading; Blindnesses, Acquired Word; Blindness, Acquired Word; Acquired Word Blindnesses; Acquired Word Blindness; Acquired Reading Disability; Acquired Reading Disabilities

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