In the journal Neurology, researchers report a novel technique that enables a patient with "word blindness" to read again.Word blindness is a rare neurological condition. (The medical term is "alexia without agraphia.") Although a patient can write and understand the spoken word, the patient is unable to read.The article is written by Jason Cuomo, Murray Flaster, MD, PhD and Jose Biller, MD, of Loyola University Medical Center.Here's how the technique works: When shown a word, the patient looks at the first letter. Although she clearly sees it, she cannot recognize it.
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