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Pure Alexia

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)
Also Known As:
Alexia, Pure; Alexia Syndrome Without Agraphia; Pure Alexia Without Agraphia; Pure Word Blindness; Visual Verbal Agnosia; Agnosia, Visual Verbal; Agnosias, Visual Verbal; Agraphia, Alexia Without; Agraphias, Alexia Without; Alexia Without Agraphias; Alexias, Pure; Blindness, Pure Word; Blindnesses, Pure Word; Pure Alexias; Pure Word Blindnesses; Verbal Agnosia, Visual; Verbal Agnosias, Visual; Visual Verbal Agnosias; Without Agraphia, Alexia; Without Agraphias, Alexia; Word Blindness, Pure; Word Blindnesses, Pure; Alexia Without Agraphia
Networked: 14 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 1 trials/studies)

Disease Context: Research Results

Related Diseases

1. Pure Alexia
2. Stroke (Strokes)
3. Migraine with Aura (Familial Hemiplegic Migraine)
4. Venous Thrombosis (Deep-Vein Thrombosis)
5. Protein S Deficiency (Deficiency, Protein S)

Experts

1. Penny, William: 2 articles (01/2019 - 08/2013)
2. Woodhead, Zoe V J: 2 articles (01/2019 - 08/2013)
3. Basri, Hamidon: 1 article (10/2021)
4. Che Adinan, Siti Nadia: 1 article (10/2021)
5. Kamis, Mohammad Fandi Al-Khafiz: 1 article (10/2021)
6. Mohamad, Nur Afiqah: 1 article (10/2021)
7. Nik Abdul Ghani, Nik Nor Haramaini: 1 article (10/2021)
8. Salim, Mazatulfazura Sf: 1 article (10/2021)
9. Wan Sulaiman, Wan Aliaa: 1 article (10/2021)
10. Yusof Khan, Abdul Hanif Khan: 1 article (10/2021)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Pure Alexia:
1. Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 (Fludeoxyglucose F 18)FDA Link
2. Glutamate Receptors (Glutamate Receptor)IBA
3. Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m (Pertechnetate)FDA Link
4. Sodium Glutamate (Accent)IBA
5. Protein CIBA
6. Naloxone (Narcan)FDA LinkGeneric
7. AntibodiesIBA
8. factor V LeidenIBA

Therapies and Procedures

1. Therapeutics
2. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
3. Split-Brain Procedure (Split-Brain)
4. Surgical Instruments (Clip)