Abstract
In the United States dyslexia refers only to developmental disorders of reading. In the United Kingdom and parts of Europe the term dyslexia is used to refer to a variety of reading difficulties, which include both developmental and acquired disorders. Dyslexia is considered here as a reading disorder of developmental origin.
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Further reading
Reviews and symposia
Eisenberg L (1979): Definitions of dyslexia: Their consequences for research policy. In: Dyslexia. An Appraisal of Current Knowledge, Benton AL, Pearl D, eds. New York: Oxford University Press
Hynd G, Cohen M (1983): Dyslexia. New York: Grune & Stratton
Anatomical findings
Galaburda AM (1983): Developmental dyslexia: Current anatomical research. Ann Dyslexia 33:41–53.
Galaburda AM, Kemper TL (1979): Cytoarchitectonic abnormalities in developmental dyslexia: A case study. Ann Neurol 6:94–100.
Galaburda AM, Sherman GF, Rosen GD, et al (1985): Developmental dyslexia: Four consecutive patients with cortical anomalies. Ann Neurol 18:222–233.
Biological associations
Geschwind N, Behan P (1982): Left handedness: Association with immune disease, migraine, and developmental learning disorder. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 79:5097–51 (X)
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Galaburda, A.M. (1989). Dyslexia. In: Speech and Language. Readings from the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience . Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6774-9_22
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