title: Two posterior neuropsychological syndromes revisited.
abstract: Of the higher disorders associated with posterior cerebral lesions two have received considerable attention in the past decade. These are prosopagnosia, the so-called agnosia for faces, and alexia without agraphia. Major aspects of these disorders are reviewed briefly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D000377:Agnosia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology; D000818:Animals; D001244:Association; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000502:physiology; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology; D004192:Discrimination, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D004411:Dyslexia, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology; D005145:Face; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology