Abstract
Pure alexia is an acquired reading disorder, in previously literate subjects who show correct writing (spontaneously or on dictation) and normal oral spelling in the absence of apraxia, dementia or visual agnosia. It is often due to a vascular cause but cases following tumors, multiples sclerosis and acute encephalopathies have been reported. We report the first case of a radiologically confirmed pure alexia syndrome in Nigeria in a 70 year old right handed man following an ischaemic stroke.
Key Words: alexia, ischaemic stroke, Nigerian.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Paul Olowoyo, MBBS, FWACP (Int.Med-Neurol.)
Neurology unit, Department of Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti/ Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
Tel: 08060861240, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i8.198
