[Anatomoclinical study of a case with metamorphopsia restricted to faces and familiar objects]
(1995) Revue Neurologique — Vol. 151, n° 12, p. 691-698 (1995)
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- The case of a 19-year old patient suffering of transient metamorphopsia restricted to familiar faces and familiar objects is reported. This clinical sign resulted from a small right occipitotemporal haemorrhage due to a sub-cortical metastasis. The patient claimed that faces are distorded and look more pleasant. There were neither visual field defects nor visual agnosia. MRI revealed a small high signal area in the right fusiform gyrus. The structural and functional aspects of the metamorphopsia are documented and discussed in relation to aperceptive prosopagnosia. More specifically, it is suggested that facial metamorphopsia and aperceptive prosopagnosia express the same underlying disorder differing only in terms of severity.
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Seron, X., Mataigne, F., Coyette, F., Rectem, D., Bruyer, R., & Laterre, E.-C. (1995). [Anatomoclinical study of a case with metamorphopsia restricted to faces and familiar objects]. Revue Neurologique, 151(12), 691-698. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/144280 (Original work published 1995)