Alexia without agraphia or hemianopia.
The case of a right-handed man with pure alexia without hemianopia due to intraparenchymal haematoma is reported. Ct scan and nuclear magnetic resonance showed a lesion in the lateral temporo-occipital area confirming the assumption that the anatomic pathways responsible for reading run close to the lateral temporo-occipital or inferior temporal gyrus.
D000381:Agraphia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D004411:Dyslexia, Acquired / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006423:Hemianopsia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed