Case report: Anton's syndrome due to ishemic cerebrovascular disease

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Anton's syndrome (AS) describes the condition in which patient deny their blindness despite objective evidence of visual loss, and moreover confabulate to support stance. It is a rare extension cortical which, addition injury occipital cortex, other centers are also affected, with patients typically behaving as if they were sighted. This case presents 76-year-old verified result stroke. The persistently denied vision loss. At same time, she confabulated see people objects her environment clearly. may be unrecognized routine neurological practice. A suspicion AS should considered atypical loss lobe injury. Cerebrovascular disease most common cause AS, our patient. Recovery function will depend on underlying etiology, cases due infarction after cerebrovascular events being less likely complete recovery. Management these circumstances focus secondary prevention rehabilitation.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Acta medica sliniana

سال: 2023

ISSN: ['0350-364X', '1840-3956']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5457/ams.v52i1-2.628