Case Reports
[Posterior cortical atrophy (Benson-syndrome)]
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Case Reports
[Posterior cortical atrophy (Benson-syndrome)]
[Article in
Hungarian]
Ideggyogy Sz.
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Abstract
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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