ARTexplains Science and History | Word Blindness - Pure Alexia. The Ways Your Brain Can Break @ARTexplains | Uploaded August 2018 | Updated October 2024, 32 minutes ago.
Alexia refers to a disorder in which a person loses the ability to read. It can co-exist with another disorder, called agraphia, which is when a person loses the ability to write. However, what is truly fascinating about alexia is that it can occur on its own while leaving writing intact. In these cases it is called pure alexia.

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