ALEXIA

Course overview

ALEXIA IS A RARE CONDITION IN WHICH READING COMPREHENSION IS NONEXISTENT OR SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITED DUE TO BRAIN INJURY, DAMAGE, OR TRAUMA. IT CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH OTHER FORMS OF NEUROLOGICAL DEFICITS AND IS OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH AGRAPHIA, THE INABILITY TO WRITE. THIS CONDITION IS MOST COMMONLY SEEN FOLLOWING CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.