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Pure alexia. Pure alexia, also known as agnosic alexia or alexia without agraphia or pure word blindness, is one form of alexia which makes up "the peripheral dyslexia" group. [1] Individuals who have pure alexia have severe reading problems while other language-related skills such as naming, oral repetition, auditory comprehension or writing ...
Convergence insufficiencyis a sensory and neuromuscular anomaly of the binocular visionsystem, characterized by a reduced ability of the eyesto turn towards each other, or sustain convergence. Symptoms. [edit] The symptoms and signs associated with convergence insufficiency are related to prolonged, visually demanding, near-centered tasks. They ...
Prism dioptres. Prism correction is commonly specified in prism dioptres, a unit of angular measurement that is loosely related to the dioptre. Prism dioptres are represented by the Greek symbol delta (Δ) in superscript. A prism of power 1 Δ would produce 1 unit of displacement for an object held 100 units from the prism. [2]
This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress. The list is ordered alphabetically according to the condition or conditions, then by the generic name of each medication. The list is not exhaustive and not all drugs are used regularly in all countries.
Surface dyslexia is a type of dyslexia, or reading disorder. [1] [2] According to Marshall & Newcombe's (1973) and McCarthy & Warrington's study (1990), patients with this kind of disorder cannot recognize a word as a whole due to the damage of the left parietal or temporal lobe. Individuals with surface dyslexia are unable to recognize a word ...
According to Dr. Nathan Sundgren, associate medical director of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) who treated the babies, the sisters are now all between 6.5 to 7 pounds, and "doing great."
Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder (DSM-IV 315.32) [1] is a communication disorder in which both the receptive and expressive areas of communication may be affected in any degree, from mild to severe. [2] Children with this disorder have difficulty understanding words and sentences. This impairment is classified by deficiencies in ...
When dyslexia was studied within children, it was found that dyslexic children were often stressed as well as mentally exhausted. These children would place little to no importance on their present state, a behavior that would continue into adulthood. [8] It remains unclear as to whether dyslexia is a symptom of dyschronometria, a cause, or both.