a type of pure alexia correlated with visual field faults and disruptions of the color sense. The syndrome is thought to be the outcome of a lesion in the lingual gyrus's medullary layer within the superior hemisphere of the brain, with injury to the corpus callosum.
POTZL'S SYNDROME: "Both of the children have been diagnosed with Potzl's Syndrome."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "POTZL'S SYNDROME," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/potzls-syndrome/ (accessed January 18, 2021).
