Alexia is a rare condition where reading comprehension is nonexistent or significantly limited due to brain injury, damage, or trauma. The condition is associated with neurological deficits and with agraphia, the inability to write. This condition is most commonly seen following cerebrovascular accidents. Other causes can include trauma and lesions in the brain, including tumors, infection, or abscesses affecting specific brain regions. The most common regions of the brain affected include the occipitotemporal area, angular gyrus, posterior inferior temporal region, and mid-fusiform gyrus of the dominant hemisphere. Treating alexia involves reversing disease processes in reversible cases, such as infection or removal of mass lesions. In irreversible cases like a completed stroke, multiple rehabilitation strategies are available to improve outcomes.This activity reviews the evaluation, treatment, and management of patients with alexia. An interprofessional team comprising primary care, neurology, therapists, and adjunct healthcare staff is best equipped to monitor patients with alexia to ensure progress towards maintaining quality of life.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/17350
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, Chemical Pathology, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Neuropathology (incl. Neuromuscular), Pediatric Neurology