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Alexi utan agrafi – att inte kunna läsa vad man själv har skrivit

Westerberg, Gustaf and Dobloug, Sigurd LU orcid (2026) In Läkartidningen 123(25074). p.1-3
Abstract (Swedish)
An elderly, right-handed, male patient presented to the emergency department at a middle sized hospital with a few hours' history of mild confusion and a difficulty expressing himself verbally. Past medical history consisted of hypertension and cured hairy cell leukemia. CT scan of the brain showed a 5 cm infarction in the left occipital lobe, and a corresponding P2 occlusion was seen. The patient was admitted to the stroke unit. While at the stroke unit, a detailed neurologic exam by a neurologist was performed. It was revealed that the patient could not read at all, but he could write perfectly with preserved spelling and handwriting. A diagnosis of "alexia without agraphia" was made. An MRI of the brain was performed, and infarctions... (More)
An elderly, right-handed, male patient presented to the emergency department at a middle sized hospital with a few hours' history of mild confusion and a difficulty expressing himself verbally. Past medical history consisted of hypertension and cured hairy cell leukemia. CT scan of the brain showed a 5 cm infarction in the left occipital lobe, and a corresponding P2 occlusion was seen. The patient was admitted to the stroke unit. While at the stroke unit, a detailed neurologic exam by a neurologist was performed. It was revealed that the patient could not read at all, but he could write perfectly with preserved spelling and handwriting. A diagnosis of "alexia without agraphia" was made. An MRI of the brain was performed, and infarctions well corresponding with prior case reports on the diagnosis were seen. (Less)
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Alexia without agraphia - not being able to read what one has written
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25074
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Swedish Medical Association
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0023-7205
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Swedish
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