A case of prosopometamorphopsia caused by infarction of the splenium of the corpus callosum and major forceps. Issue 5 (2nd September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ogawa, Katsuhiko; Akimoto, Takayoshi; Takahashi, Keiko; Hara, Makoto; Morita, Akihiko; Kamei, Satoshi; Nakajima, Hideto; Fujishiro, Midori; Suzuki, Yutaka; Soma, Masayoshi; Shikata, Elisa; Futamura, Akinori; Kawamura, Mitsuru
• Is Part Of: Neurocase. Volume 26:Issue 5(2020)
• Page Start: 264
• Page End: 269
• Publication Date: 2020-09-02
• Subjects: Prosopometamorphopsia -- the splenium of the corpus callosum -- the major forceps -- infarction -- left-ear deficit; Neurology -- Periodicals; Neuropsychology -- Case Report; Mental Disorders -- Case Report; Nervous System Diseases -- Case Report; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2020.1797819
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1355-4794

Abstract

ABSTRACT: An adult female complained of enlargement of right eyes in other people. Diffusion-weighted imaging detected an abnormal high-intensity area in the region from the splenium of the corpus callosum to the major forceps on the right side. The patient reported that right eyes appeared larger in size, which suggested prosopometamorphopsia. Adichotic listening test identified left-ear deficit. Acombination of prosopometamorphopsia and left-ear deficit was not identified in the reported patients. Prosopometamorphopsia in most of the reported patients included the eye as did that in our patient. This result suggested the importance of information on the eye in recognizing faces.