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Descriptor English: Dyslexia, Acquired
Descriptor Spanish: Dislexia Adquirida
Descriptor dislexia adquirida
Entry term(s) alexia adquirida
ceguera de la palabra adquirida
discapacidad para la lectura adquirida
Scope note: Afasia receptiva visual que se caracteriza por la pérdida de una habilidad que se poseía previamente para comprender el significado o la importancia de las palabras escritas, a pesar de tener la visión intacta. Esta afección puede estar asociada con un (INFARTO DE LA ARTERIA CEREBRAL POSTERIOR y con otras ENFERMEDADES CEREBRALES.
Descriptor Portuguese: Dislexia Adquirida
Descriptor French: Dyslexie acquise
Entry term(s): Acquired Alexia
Acquired Dyslexia
Acquired Global Dyslexia
Acquired Reading Disabilities
Acquired Reading Disability
Acquired Spelling Dyslexia
Acquired Word Blindness
Acquired Word Blindnesses
Alexia, Acquired
Blindness, Acquired Word
Blindnesses, Acquired Word
Disabilities, Acquired Reading
Disability, Acquired Reading
Dyslexia, Acquired Global
Dyslexia, Acquired Spelling
Global Dyslexia, Acquired
Reading Disabilities, Acquired
Reading Disability, Acquired
Spelling Dyslexia, Acquired
Word Blindness, Acquired
Word Blindnesses, Acquired
Tree number(s): C10.597.606.150.500.300.200
C10.597.606.150.550.700.500.500
C23.888.592.604.150.500.300.200
C23.888.592.604.150.550.700.500.500
F03.615.700
F03.625.374.188.700.500.500
F03.625.562.700.500.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004411
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 1977; see ALEXIA 1963-1976
History Note: 1977(1963)
DeCS ID: 4474
Unique ID: D004411
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Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/07/07
Dyslexia, Acquired - Preferred
Concept UI M0006923
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Dyslexia, Acquired
Entry term(s) 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
Reading Disabilities, Acquired
Reading Disability, Acquired
Word Blindness, Acquired
Word Blindnesses, Acquired
Acquired Global Dyslexia - Narrower
Concept UI M0337015
Preferred term Acquired Global Dyslexia
Entry term(s) Dyslexia, Acquired Global
Global Dyslexia, Acquired
Acquired Spelling Dyslexia - Narrower
Concept UI M0337016
Preferred term Acquired Spelling Dyslexia
Entry term(s) Dyslexia, Acquired Spelling
Spelling Dyslexia, Acquired
Alexia, Acquired - Narrower
Concept UI M0337014
Preferred term Alexia, Acquired
Entry term(s) Acquired Alexia



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