Preferred Label : dyslexia, acquired;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : acquired word blindness; blindnesses, acquired word; disability, acquired reading; word blindness, acquired; reading disabilities, acquired; acquired reading disabilities; word blindnesses, acquired; acquired dyslexia; acquired word blindnesses; blindness, acquired word; reading disability, acquired; acquired reading disability; disabilities, acquired reading;
MeSH hyponym : acquired spelling dyslexia; acquired global dyslexia; alexia, acquired; Dyslexia, Acquired Global; Global Dyslexia, Acquired; Dyslexia, Acquired Spelling; Spelling Dyslexia, Acquired; Acquired Alexia;
Origin ID : D004411;
UMLS CUI : C0013388;
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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.
