title: Anton's syndrome as a presentation of decompression illness.
abstract: We present a case of a patient with Anton's syndrome due to decompression illness (DCI) after recreational scuba diving. Visual anosognosia, or denial of loss of vision, which is associated with lack of awareness regarding visual loss in the setting of cortical blindness, is known as Anton's syndrome (also termed Anton-Babinski syndrome). Our patient presented with progressive neurological DCI treated with repeated recompression. The anosogosia resolved after 48 h. Subsequent echocardiography revealed a persistent (patent) foramen ovale.
authors.affiliation: Hyperbaric Unit, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta MSD 2090, charles.a.azzopardi@gov.mt.
authors.forename: Charles Paul
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Azzopardi
authors.affiliation: Hyperbaric Unit, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta MSD 2090, charles.a.azzopardi@gov.mt.
authors.forename: Lyubisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Matity
authors.affiliation: Hyperbaric Unit, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta MSD 2090, charles.a.azzopardi@gov.mt.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muscat
mesh_terms: D000377:Agnosia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D019575:Blindness, Cortical / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003665:Decompression Sickness / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: Anosognosia; Case reports; Central nervous system; Decompression sickness