Letter from a Person with Pure Alexia

This letter was written to Dr. Elizabeth Warrington by a patient with pure alexia. The letter reads as follows: “Dear Dr. Warrington, Thank you for your letter of September the 16th. I shall be pleased to be at your office between 10–10:30 am on Friday 17th october. I still find it very odd to be able to write this letter but not to be able to read it back a few minutes later. I much appreciate the opportunity to see you. Yours sincerely, Harry X. (From McCarthy, R. A., and Warrington, E. K. Cognitive Neuropsychology: A Clinical Introduction. San Diego: Academic Press, 1990. Reprinted with permission.)