title: [A case of prosopoagnosia (author's transl)].
abstract: A case of prosopoagnosia is described in a ten year old boy who was admitted to the Department of Neurosurgery in Parma, because of a cerebral contusion. This symptom is present in a number of patients with lesions involving the right hemisphere, particularly in post-rolandic injuries, often associated with left visual field defect, with directional and vestibular disturbances and metamorphopsia. This symptom may be interpreted as a defect which avoids simultaneous and them total acknowledgements. The acknoyledgement of human faces is an acquired ability susceptible to a regression to an infantile level.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000377:Agnosia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Su di un caso di prosopoagnosia