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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

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