title: Major achievements in relation to dyslexia in Chinese characters.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the major achievements in dyslexia in Chinese characters, hoping to give some clues for future studies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Both Chinese and English language literature search using PUBMED, and original articles published in main Chinese and international journals.
  
  
  METHODS
  After reviewing the literature, 54 articles were selected that specifically addressed the stated purpose.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of studies about the subtypes, cerebral basis, reading processing model, event-related potential (ERP) and saccadic features between English and Chinese dyslexia are different.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the last ten years, great progress has been made in the study of dyslexia in Chinese characters. However, there are still many problems and shortcomings which need to be investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China.
authors.forename: Gui-Feng
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jing
mesh_terms: D003071:Cognition; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011932:Reading; D012438:Saccades