Dyslexia vs Aphasia – What’s the difference?

Dyslexia vs Aphasia - What's the difference?
As nouns the difference between dyslexia and aphasia is that dyslexia is (neurology|pathology) a learning disability in which a person finds it difficult to read and write while aphasia is (pathology) a partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including broca’s area and wernike’s area, causes aphasia.

dyslexia

English

(wikipedia dyslexia)

Noun

  • (neurology, pathology) A learning disability in which a person finds it difficult to read and write.
  • Synonyms

    * word-blindness

    See also

    * alexia
    * dyscalculia
    * dysgraphia
    * (wikipedia “dyslexia”)

    Anagrams

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    aphasia

    English

    (wikipedia aphasia)

    Noun

  • (pathology) A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca’s area and Wernike’s area, causes aphasia.
  • * 1888 , , “The Conversion of Aurelian McGoggin” in Plain Tales from the Hills , Folio 2005, p. 76:
  • The Doctor came over in three minutes, and heard the story. ‘It’s aphasia ,’ he said.

    Derived terms

    * aphasiac
    * aphasic