Dissociation in the recovery from neglect dyslexia and visuospatial unilateral neglect: a case report.
The recovery of the ability to read of a patient affected by persistent visuospatial neglect suggests the functional independence of the two phenomena. Neglect dyslexia seems to be an example of a dissociation between an implicit and explicit knowledge of the characteristics of the stimulus.
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Istituto di Malattie Nervose e Mentali, Università degli Studi, Perugia, Italy.
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D000328:Adult; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013028:Space Perception; D014796:Visual Perception