Deep Dyslexia (Acquired Dyslexia)

Deep dyslexia is a form of alexia (acquired dyslexia) that disrupts reading processes that were functioning normally before the individual suffered a head trauma to the left hemisphere. Deep dyslexia may occur as a result of a head injury, stroke, disease, or operation.

The term dyslexia comes from the Greek words ‘dys’ meaning ‘impaired’, and ‘lexis’ meaning ‘word’ and is used to describe disorders of language concerning reading and spelling.