Examples of reading errors that characterize neglect dyslexia, the reading impairment associated with spatial neglect. (IMAGE)

Kessler Foundation

Examples of reading errors that characterize neglect dyslexia, the reading impairment associated with spatial neglect.

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The paragraph in the top panel depicts whole-word errors, ie, neglect of whole words on the left side. In the bottom panel are examples of within-word errors or unilateral paralexias, ie, where a letter is omitted or substituted.

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Kessler Foundation (T. Rich, J. Banks)

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