Acquired dyslexia: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Acquired dyslexia is a disorder experienced by people who have lost some aspect of their reading ability as a result of brain damage. <br> | Acquired dyslexia is a disorder experienced by people who have lost some aspect of their reading ability as a result of brain damage. <br> | ||
It is an umbrella term for many specific forms of [[dyslexia]] which can be caused by brain damage, stroke, dementia and multiple sclerosis. Some of these specific forms are listed below: | It is an umbrella term for many specific forms of [[dyslexia]] which can be caused by a variety of neuropathological diseases such as brain damage, stroke, dementia and multiple sclerosis. Some of these specific forms are listed below: | ||
* [[surface dyslexia]] | * [[surface dyslexia]] | ||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
[[category: | [[category: Psycholinguistics]] | ||
[[category: | [[category: En]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:00, 2 March 2018
Acquired dyslexia is a disorder experienced by people who have lost some aspect of their reading ability as a result of brain damage.
It is an umbrella term for many specific forms of dyslexia which can be caused by a variety of neuropathological diseases such as brain damage, stroke, dementia and multiple sclerosis. Some of these specific forms are listed below:
Links
[1] Acquired dyslexia as conversion disorder - The Aphasiology Archive on the University Library System of the University of Pittsburgh