We present a case of eclampsia complicated by alexia without agraphia. To our knowledge,
this syndrome has never before been described in the literature. The neuropathologic …

Figure MRI brain scan ofpure alexia carried out on day 2. Spin echo, T7-weighted images
(TR= 2000 ms, TE= 70 ms). Note subcortical area ofincreased signal intensity underlying the …

Alexia without agraphia (pure alexia) was the first of the disconnection syndromes to be
described by Dejerine who reported a patient of alexia without agraphia secondary to an …

A patient who developed pure alexia without agraphia following a stroke is described. An
infarction of the left occipital pole was demonstrated by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) …

Three cases of cortical blindness complicating eclampsia are described, with magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) and X-ray computed tomography (CT). The correspondence of …

To the Editor.—The syndrome of alexia without agraphia has been encountered many times
since Kussmaul 1 first recognized that alexia may exist as an isolated symptom without …

Four patients with alexia without agraphia had CT lesions which correlated with the clinical
findings. All lesions were vascular; two were spontaneous intracerebral hematomas and two …

Four cases of alexia without agraphia were studied by 99m-technetium pertechnetate brain
scan. Two types of increased uptake were seen. One was of the triangular type near the …

Pure alexia refers to an acquired disorder associated with the damage to medial
occipitotemporal gyrus in the dominant hemisphere, which is also known as visual word …

Pure alexia is severe difficulty in reading and understanding written language but with
normal oral language and writing abilities. We report a patient with pure alexia caused by …