The continuum of deep/phonological alexia.
Two patients exhibited all the characteristics of deep alexia shortly following brain injury. Both subsequently recovered some reading abilities and evolved to show a pattern of oral reading consistent with phonological alexia. These findings suggest that deep alexia and phonological alexia share common underlying deficits that are mediated by common neurological systems. A two-deficit psycholinguistic model is presented to account for the apparent continuity between deep alexia and phonological alexia.
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Aphasia Research Center, Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine.
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D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D004411:Dyslexia, Acquired / Q000523:psychology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007807:Language Tests; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011932:Reading