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ArticleCureus2024

Beyond Words: A Case of Pure Alexia Following Posterior Cerebral Artery Occlusion.

João Romano, Sara Silva, Nuno Oliveira, Fausto Carvalheira, João Paulo Sousa

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

João RomanoOphthalmology, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, PRT.
Sara SilvaOphthalmology, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, PRT.
Nuno OliveiraOphthalmology, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, PRT.
Fausto CarvalheiraOphthalmology, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, PRT.
João Paulo SousaOphthalmology, Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Leiria, PRT.
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alexia is an acquired reading disorder known as pure alexia or alexia without agraphia when unaccompanied by other higher-level deficits. We present the case of a 40-year-old man experiencing a sudden-onset headache and blurred vision. Despite an absence of known medical history, the patient exhibited a distinctive difficulty in reading without impairing other language aspects accompanied by a right superior homonymous quadrantanopia. Through comprehensive ophthalmological and neurological evaluations, a diagnosis of pure alexia was established. An imaging scan uncovered a left posterior cerebral artery occlusion as the underlying cause. Meticulous assessments of visual acuity, perimetry, and non-visual functions played a pivotal role in decisively diagnosing this condition. This case emphasizes the indispensable role of ophthalmologists in recognizing urgent clinical conditions that extend beyond ophthalmic concerns.

Indexed as

hemianopsiahomonymous quadrantanopiaischemic strokeposterior cerebral arterypure alexia

Identifiers

PMID38384633
PMCPMC10880740
OpenAlexW4391101182

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