Visual recognition through kinaesthetic mediation.
A case is reported in which mercury intoxication produced visual symptoms with an unusual compensation. The similarity of this patient to Schn., a much reported neuropsychiatric case, was striking and prompted correlation of the two cases. Experimental psychological studies performed on the present case provide a basis for an understanding of both cases.
D000328:Adult; D000377:Agnosia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000523:psychology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000523:psychology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology; D004193:Discrimination Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D004411:Dyslexia, Acquired / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000523:psychology; D005863:Gestalt Theory; D006801:Humans; D007699:Kinesthesis / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008630:Mercury Poisoning / Q000523:psychology; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000187:drug effects; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000187:drug effects; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000187:drug effects; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000187:drug effects