title: A case study of transient dyslexia.
abstract: This paper presents a case study of a seizure-induced transient dyslexic episode experienced by a radio presenter while reading a script live on air. An analysis of the recording of the episode in conjunction with the script being read yields a number of interesting observations. There is, for example, a distinct temporal pattern of breakdown from what can be characterized as orthographic errors through to semantic confusions. Many of the orthographic errors can be explained as a form of repetition blindness. Furthermore, the pattern of lexical error lends support to a two-stage model lexicalization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, National University of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Reilly
mesh_terms: D004410:Dyslexia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010700:Phonetics; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications; D012660:Semantics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index