Anton-Babinski Syndrome: A Visual Anosognosia.

anton-babinski syndrome cortical blindness posterior cerebral artery stroke visual anosognosia

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Mar 2024
Historique:
accepted: 06 03 2024
medline: 8 4 2024
pubmed: 8 4 2024
entrez: 8 4 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Anton-Babinski syndrome is a rare extension of cortical blindness following injury to the occipital lobe. The patient behaves as sighted but has visual function derangements. The posterior cerebral artery (PCA) stroke represents 5% to 10% of total strokes. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown a rise in stroke cases. We present a case of this rare PCA stroke, first diagnosed by an ophthalmologist. This case had an inconsistent initial presentation, but subsequent computed tomography of the brain and other neurological investigations confirmed the diagnosis. If such cases are diagnosed early, they could have better management. Timely intervention can decrease morbidity as well as mortality.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38586806
doi: 10.7759/cureus.55679
pmc: PMC10997746
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e55679

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024, Ziaul et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Auteurs

Yasir H Ziaul (YH)

Department of Ophthalmology, TS Misra Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, IND.

Jimmy Mittal (J)

Department of Ophthalmology, Vivekananda Polyclinic and Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, IND.

Tazeen Afroze (T)

Department of Family Medicine, Nad Al Hamar Health Center, Dubai, ARE.

Vivek Kumar (V)

Department of Ophthalmology, Vivekananda Polyclinic and Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, IND.

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