[Posterior cortical atrophy (Benson-syndrome)].
We present the characteristics of posterior cortical atrophy--a very rare cortical dementia--in a 69 year old woman's case. Our patient's symptoms began with a visual problem which was initially explained by ophthalmological disorder. After neurological exam visual agnosia was diagnosed apart from other cognitive disorder (alexia without agraphia, acalculia, prosopagnosia, constructional disorder, clock-time recognition disorder, dressing apraxia, visuospatial disorientation). The brain MRI showed bilateral asymmetric parieto-occipital atrophy which is characteristic of posterior cortical atrophy.
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Péterfy Kórház, Neurológiai Osztály, Budapest. rosanny@freemail.hu
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Kovács
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Boór
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Gács
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D000368:Aged; D000377:Agnosia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001284:Atrophy / Q000175:diagnosis; D019575:Blindness, Cortical / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003071:Cognition; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009778:Occipital Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014796:Visual Perception