Anton's Syndrome Flashcards
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Anton’s syndrome
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Anton’s syndrome (aka Anton-Babinski syndrome) occurs following damage to the occipital lobe.
Affected individuals are cortically blind but are unaware of this and deny they have a problem (anosognosia). It often presents as the patient starts falling over furniture as they can’t see. Affected individuals believe they can still see and describe their environments in detail but are wrong in their description (confabulation).
