Dyslexia, Acquired

**Definition:** A receptive visual aphasia characterized by the loss of a previously possessed ability to comprehend the meaning or significance of handwritten words, despite intact vision. This condition may be associated with posterior cerebral artery infarction (INFARCTION, POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY) and other BRAIN DISEASES.

**Tree numbers:** - C10.597.606.150.500.300.200 - C10.597.606.150.550.700.500.500 - C23.888.592.604.150.500.300.200 - C23.888.592.604.150.550.700.500.500 - F03.615.700 - F03.625.374.188.700.500.500 - F03.625.562.700.500.500

**Synonyms:** - Reading Disability, Acquired - Word Blindness, Acquired