Transitory alexia without agraphia: a disconnection syndrome due to neurocysticercosis.

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2004-09-09
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We describe a 65-year-old male who presented with acute onset inability to read, without any difficulty in writing. A clinical diagnosis of alexia without agraphia was made and the patient was subjected to routine investigations including contrast MRI. MRI showed a ring-enhancing lesion in left occipital area, suggestive of neurocysticercosis supported by quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay from purified cell fraction of taenia solium cysticerci (PCF-ELISA). Patient was treated with albendazole and prednisolone for one week. The clinical manifestation as well as the radiological finding resolved after treatment.
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Verma A, Singh NN, Misra S. Transitory alexia without agraphia: a disconnection syndrome due to neurocysticercosis. Neurology India. 2004 Sep; 52(3): 378-9
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