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Alexia (from Greek ἀ- (a-) meaning absence of without and λέξις (lexis) meaning word) is a brain disorder in which a person is unable to understand written words. Sometimes also called acquired dyslexia it refers specifically to the loss usually in adulthood of a previous ability to read.Alexia is most often associated with damage to the cortex in the temporal lobe parietal lobe or occipital lobe which may arise from brain injury stroke or a progressive illness.