6/30/2023 0 Comments Alexia daria![]() ![]() There are three major classifications of alexia with different alexia syndromes associated with each. In each form of alexia, a different area of the brain is found to be damaged. Damage to these areas can result in multiple language-related deficits such as Broca's aphasia, Wernicke's aphasia, global aphasia, alexia, and others. Most of the language processing occurs around the angular gyrus of the left hemisphere, the dominant hemisphere for most of the population. ![]() ![]() The neuroanatomical area that controls visual perception and interpretation is known as the visual word form area (VWFA) located in the occipitotemporal gyrus. There are varying degrees of comprehension deficit resulting in different types of alexia, including occipital or posterior alexia, central or parietal-temporal alexia, and frontal or anterior alexia. ![]()
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