Year: 1991
Type: article
Abstract: Alexia without agraphia or hemianopia in parietal infarction Alexia without agraphia (pure alexia) may result from damage to the pathways convey- ing visual input from both hemispheres to the dominant angular gyrus, which itself remains intact but disconnected from the visual regions.'The most common lesion involves the left occipital lobe, and may also com- promise the splenium of the corpus callosum (occipital or splenio-occipital alexia)'" LessWe would like to express our appreciation to
Authors: V J Iragui, M Kritchevsky
Institution: University of California San Diego
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2148506369