Abstract
In 1896 the concept of word blindness was introduced by British physicians (Morgan, 1896). Since then there has been a great deal of interest among pediatric neurologists in the medical correlates of children’s reading and writing problems (herein referred to as dyslexia). Several investigators have found that among selected groups of these children there is a higher than normal incidence of signs of minimal brain dysfunction (MBD) (Ingram, Mason & Blackburn, 1970; for general overview see e.g., Duffy & Geschwind, 1985). Localized brain damage has been found in a few individuals with reading and writing problems (Galaburda, Sherman, Rosen, Aboitiz, & Geschwind, 1985).
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Waaler, P.E. et al. (1989). Neurological Examinations. In: A Longitudinal Study of Dyslexia. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8704-4_13
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