Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
June 2012
Background: Alexia without agraphia is a neurological syndrome that is caused by a specific lesion in the left (or the dominant) cerebral hemisphere. It is characterised by a severe reading disorder with writing ability intact.
Case Description: We describe a patient who, after a fall from a staircase, could no longer read, even that which he had written shortly before.