Hemialexia
Hemialexia
This is the inability to read words in the visual left half-field in the absence of hemianopia. It may occur after callosotomy (complete, or partial involving only the splenium), and represents a visual disconnection syndrome.
References
Zaidel E, Iacobini M, Zaidel DW, Bogen JE. The callosal syndromes. In: Heilman KM, Valenstein E (eds.). Clinical neuropsychology(4th edition). Oxford: OUP, 2003: 347-403
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