Anton’s Syndrome due to Bilateral Ischemic Occipital Lobe Strokes

We present a case of a patient with Anton’s syndrome (i.e., visual anosognosia with confabulations), who developed bilateral occipital lobe infarct. Bilateral occipital brain damage results in blindness, and patients start to confabulate to fill in the missing sensory input. In addition, the patient...

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Main Authors: Sanela Zukić, Osman Sinanović, Lejla Zonić, Renata Hodžić, Svjetlana Mujagić, Edina Smajlović
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/474952