Acquired Surface Alexia in Spanish: A Case Report
This paper reports a case study of acquired surface alexia in Spanish and discusses the most suitable tests to detect this syndrome in a writing system that is very regular for reading at the segmental and supra-segmental levels. Patient MM has surface alexia characterized by quantitatively good per...
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| author | Aldo R. Ferreres Macarena Martinez Cuitiño Alicia Olmedo |
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| description | This paper reports a case study of acquired surface alexia in Spanish and discusses the most suitable tests to detect this syndrome in a writing system that is very regular for reading at the segmental and supra-segmental levels. Patient MM has surface alexia characterized by quantitatively good performance in reading words and pseudowords; accurate but slow and syllabic reading of words, nonwords and sentences; good performance in lexical decision tasks including words and nonwords; errors in lexical decision with pseudohomophones; and homophone confusions. This pattern of reading can be interpreted as a disorder in the lexical reading route and overdependence on the non-lexical route. We discuss nonlexical impairments and the interpretation of alexia and suggest tasks to identify surface alexia in a shallow orthography. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9f96f3debf6d4be3b4962313e5b4c37c2025-02-03T01:25:23ZengWileyBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85842005-01-01162-3718410.1155/2005/473407Acquired Surface Alexia in Spanish: A Case ReportAldo R. Ferreres0Macarena Martinez Cuitiño1Alicia Olmedo2Universidad de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaUniversidad de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaUniversidad de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaThis paper reports a case study of acquired surface alexia in Spanish and discusses the most suitable tests to detect this syndrome in a writing system that is very regular for reading at the segmental and supra-segmental levels. Patient MM has surface alexia characterized by quantitatively good performance in reading words and pseudowords; accurate but slow and syllabic reading of words, nonwords and sentences; good performance in lexical decision tasks including words and nonwords; errors in lexical decision with pseudohomophones; and homophone confusions. This pattern of reading can be interpreted as a disorder in the lexical reading route and overdependence on the non-lexical route. We discuss nonlexical impairments and the interpretation of alexia and suggest tasks to identify surface alexia in a shallow orthography.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/473407 |
| spellingShingle | Aldo R. Ferreres Macarena Martinez Cuitiño Alicia Olmedo Acquired Surface Alexia in Spanish: A Case Report Behavioural Neurology |
| title | Acquired Surface Alexia in Spanish: A Case Report |
| title_full | Acquired Surface Alexia in Spanish: A Case Report |
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| title_short | Acquired Surface Alexia in Spanish: A Case Report |
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