Major achievements in relation to dyslexia in Chinese characters / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To review the major achievements in dyslexia in Chinese characters, hoping to give some clues for future studies.</p><p><b>DATA SOURCES</b>Both Chinese and English language literature search using PUBMED, and original articles published in main Chinese and international journals.</p><p><b>STUDY SELECTION</b>After reviewing the literature, 54 articles were selected that specifically addressed the stated purpose.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The results of studies about the subtypes, cerebral basis, reading processing model, event-related potential (ERP) and saccadic features between English and Chinese dyslexia are different.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>In the last ten years, great progress has been made in the study of dyslexia in Chinese characters. However, there are still many problems and shortcomings which need to be investigated.</p>