Open AccessApraxic agraphia: An insight into the writing disturbances of posterior aphasias
Author(s) -
Gopee Krishnan,
Soorya Narayana Rao,
Bellur Rajashekar
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.53082
Subject(s) - agraphia , aphasia , medicine , internal capsule , paresis , audiology , dyslexia , psychology , reading (process) , linguistics , white matter , magnetic resonance imaging , surgery , psychiatry , radiology , philosophy
Reading and writing disturbances are common accompaniments of aphasia following brain damage. However, impaired writing in the absence of apparent primary linguistic disturbances is infrequently reported in the literature.