Biomaterial Database

Does alexia without agraphia always include hemianopsia? 1977

K Lühdorf, and O B Paulson

A patient with alexia without agraphia (pure alexia) is reported. Bedside examination of the visual fields disclosed no abnormalities; but perimetric examination demonstrated an incomplete right homonymous hemianopsia with some sparing of the peripheral part of the visual field. The literature on pure alexia without hemianopsia is reviewed and it is concluded that this syndrome has hardly been described with certainity.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D004411	Dyslexia, Acquired	A receptive visual aphasia characterized by the loss of a previously possessed ability to comprehend the meaning or significance of handwritten words, despite intact vision. This condition may be associated with posterior cerebral artery infarction (INFARCTION, POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY) and other BRAIN DISEASES.	Alexia, Acquired,Reading Disability, Acquired,Word Blindness, Acquired,Acquired Global Dyslexia,Acquired Spelling Dyslexia,Acquired Alexia,Acquired Dyslexia,Acquired Reading Disabilities,Acquired Reading Disability,Acquired Word Blindness,Acquired Word Blindnesses,Blindness, Acquired Word,Blindnesses, Acquired Word,Disabilities, Acquired Reading,Disability, Acquired Reading,Dyslexia, Acquired Global,Dyslexia, Acquired Spelling,Global Dyslexia, Acquired,Reading Disabilities, Acquired,Spelling Dyslexia, Acquired,Word Blindnesses, Acquired
D006423	Hemianopsia	Partial or complete loss of vision in one half of the visual field(s) of one or both eyes. Subtypes include altitudinal hemianopsia, characterized by a visual defect above or below the horizontal meridian of the visual field. Homonymous hemianopsia refers to a visual defect that affects both eyes equally, and occurs either to the left or right of the midline of the visual field. Binasal hemianopsia consists of loss of vision in the nasal hemifields of both eyes. Bitemporal hemianopsia is the bilateral loss of vision in the temporal fields. Quadrantanopsia refers to loss of vision in one quarter of the visual field in one or both eyes.	Hemianopsia, Binasal,Hemianopsia, Bitemporal,Hemianopsia, Homonymous,Quadrantanopsia,Altidudinal Hemianopia,Altitudinal Hemianopsia,Binasal Hemianopia,Bitemporal Hemianopia,Hemianopia,Homonymous Hemianopia,Quadrantanopia,Altidudinal Hemianopias,Altitudinal Hemianopsias,Binasal Hemianopias,Binasal Hemianopsia,Binasal Hemianopsias,Bitemporal Hemianopias,Bitemporal Hemianopsia,Bitemporal Hemianopsias,Hemianopia, Altidudinal,Hemianopia, Binasal,Hemianopia, Bitemporal,Hemianopia, Homonymous,Hemianopias,Hemianopias, Altidudinal,Hemianopias, Binasal,Hemianopias, Bitemporal,Hemianopias, Homonymous,Hemianopsia, Altitudinal,Hemianopsias,Hemianopsias, Altitudinal,Hemianopsias, Binasal,Hemianopsias, Bitemporal,Hemianopsias, Homonymous,Homonymous Hemianopias,Homonymous Hemianopsia,Homonymous Hemianopsias,Quadrantanopias,Quadrantanopsias
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013577	Syndrome	A characteristic symptom complex.	Symptom Cluster,Cluster, Symptom,Clusters, Symptom,Symptom Clusters,Syndromes
D014794	Visual Fields	The total area or space visible in a person's peripheral vision with the eye looking straightforward.	Field, Visual,Fields, Visual,Visual Field