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...nal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:9028 http://jmedicalcasereports.com/jmedicalcasereports/article/view/9028 see objects but cannot perceive the motion of these objects, has also been well described =-=[6]-=-. This may be accounted for by the presence of projections from the lateral geniculate nucleus, both to the visual cortex (V1) via the optic radiations and to the motion-selective middle temporal area...

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...s who showed a lack of selfperception of their deficits. He associated these with brain pathology [2]. Joseph François Babinski (1857-1932) later used the term anosognosia to describe this phenomenon =-=[3]-=-. Neurological visual impairment, in which the visual disturbance is as a result of brain abnormality or damage rather than eye abnormalities, encompasses a broad spectrum of conditions. These include...

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...he lateral geniculate nucleus, both to the visual cortex (V1) via the optic radiations and to the motion-selective middle temporal area (MT or V5), a cortical area not previously considered ‘primary’ =-=[7]-=-. Other manifestations of impaired visual acuity may include Charles Bonnet syndrome, in which patients with visual loss from any cause may experience hallucinations, often very elaborate, with images...

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...an neuropsychiatrist Gabriel Anton (1858-1933) described patients with objective blindness and deafness who showed a lack of selfperception of their deficits. He associated these with brain pathology =-=[2]-=-. Joseph François Babinski (1857-1932) later used the term anosognosia to describe this phenomenon [3]. Neurological visual impairment, in which the visual disturbance is as a result of brain abnormal...

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... in which patients with visual loss from any cause may experience hallucinations, often very elaborate, with images of unfamiliar people or buildings, and so on, although with preservation of insight =-=[8]-=-. Anton’s syndrome is the denial of loss of vision (visual anosognosia) associated with confabulation in the setting of obvious visual loss and cortical blindness. Frequently, patients with damage to ...

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...ual loss and cortical blindness. Frequently, patients with damage to the occipital lobes bilaterally also have damage to their visual association cortex, which may account for their lack of awareness =-=[9]-=-. Additionally, as suggested by Anton, damaged visual areas are effectively disconnected from functioning areas, such as speechlanguage areas. In the absence of input, functioning speech areas often c...

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... In addition to the more common causes of Anton’s syndrome, it has also been reported in hypertensive encephalopathy with pre-eclampsia [12], obstetric haemorrhage with hypoperfusion [13], and trauma =-=[14]-=-, amongst others. Our patient with bilateral occipital infarcts causing cortical blindness and visual anosognosia, fulfilled the classical description for Anton’s syndrome. She maintained a fervent be...

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...may convince the monitor or speech areas to come out with a response [9]. Although any cause of cortical blindness may potentially lead to Anton’s syndrome, cerebrovascular disease is the most common =-=[11]-=-. In addition to the more common causes of Anton’s syndrome, it has also been reported in hypertensive encephalopathy with pre-eclampsia [12], obstetric haemorrhage with hypoperfusion [13], and trauma...

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...ton’s syndrome, cerebrovascular disease is the most common [11]. In addition to the more common causes of Anton’s syndrome, it has also been reported in hypertensive encephalopathy with pre-eclampsia =-=[12]-=-, obstetric haemorrhage with hypoperfusion [13], and trauma [14], amongst others. Our patient with bilateral occipital infarcts causing cortical blindness and visual anosognosia, fulfilled the classic...

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...most common [11]. In addition to the more common causes of Anton’s syndrome, it has also been reported in hypertensive encephalopathy with pre-eclampsia [12], obstetric haemorrhage with hypoperfusion =-=[13]-=-, and trauma [14], amongst others. Our patient with bilateral occipital infarcts causing cortical blindness and visual anosognosia, fulfilled the classical description for Anton’s syndrome. She mainta...

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...cortical blindness secondary to bilateral damage to the occipital cortices, movement of objects may nonetheless be perceived, either consciously [4] (Riddoch’s syndrome) or unconsciously (blindsight) =-=[5]-=-. Conversely, motion blindness, in which patients can Page 2 of 3 (page number not for citation purposes)Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:9028 http://jmedicalcasereports.com/jmedicalcasereport...