Prosopagnosia in the context of right handedness, left hemisphere perinatal stroke, epileptogenic cyst, and focal epilepsy: A pre-surgical case report
Prosopagnosia, a neurological condition affecting perception and differentiation of faces, is categorized as either acquired or developmental (present since birth). Acquired cases of prosopagnosia are usually caused by right hemisphere or bilateral damage. We present a right-handed 17-year-old male...
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| description | Prosopagnosia, a neurological condition affecting perception and differentiation of faces, is categorized as either acquired or developmental (present since birth). Acquired cases of prosopagnosia are usually caused by right hemisphere or bilateral damage. We present a right-handed 17-year-old male with a history of focal epilepsy and a new diagnosis of prosopagnosia due to a perinatal stroke affecting the left lingual gyrus, a structure in close proximity to the fusiform face area. In addition to showing that early acquired cases of prosopagnosia may go unrecognized, this case shows that left hemisphere lesions may also affect facial recognition. It is important to screen for prosopagnosia via comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation in patients with lesions proximal to the fusiform face area. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ae01e036ed74448e921f30f7f2a23d792024-12-09T04:27:48ZengElsevierEpilepsy & Behavior Reports2589-98642024-01-0128100706Prosopagnosia in the context of right handedness, left hemisphere perinatal stroke, epileptogenic cyst, and focal epilepsy: A pre-surgical case reportAlanna Kessler-Jones0Tayler M. Cieminski1Aaron Field2Andrew Knox3Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; Corresponding author at: Alanna Kessler-Jones, Psy.D., Department of Neurology, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792, USA.Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USADepartment of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USADepartment of Neurology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USAProsopagnosia, a neurological condition affecting perception and differentiation of faces, is categorized as either acquired or developmental (present since birth). Acquired cases of prosopagnosia are usually caused by right hemisphere or bilateral damage. We present a right-handed 17-year-old male with a history of focal epilepsy and a new diagnosis of prosopagnosia due to a perinatal stroke affecting the left lingual gyrus, a structure in close proximity to the fusiform face area. In addition to showing that early acquired cases of prosopagnosia may go unrecognized, this case shows that left hemisphere lesions may also affect facial recognition. It is important to screen for prosopagnosia via comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation in patients with lesions proximal to the fusiform face area.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589986424000637ProsopagnosiaPre-surgicalFocal epilepsyStrokePediatricLingual gyrus |
| spellingShingle | Alanna Kessler-Jones Tayler M. Cieminski Aaron Field Andrew Knox Prosopagnosia in the context of right handedness, left hemisphere perinatal stroke, epileptogenic cyst, and focal epilepsy: A pre-surgical case report Epilepsy & Behavior Reports Prosopagnosia Pre-surgical Focal epilepsy Stroke Pediatric Lingual gyrus |
| title | Prosopagnosia in the context of right handedness, left hemisphere perinatal stroke, epileptogenic cyst, and focal epilepsy: A pre-surgical case report |
| title_full | Prosopagnosia in the context of right handedness, left hemisphere perinatal stroke, epileptogenic cyst, and focal epilepsy: A pre-surgical case report |
| title_fullStr | Prosopagnosia in the context of right handedness, left hemisphere perinatal stroke, epileptogenic cyst, and focal epilepsy: A pre-surgical case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prosopagnosia in the context of right handedness, left hemisphere perinatal stroke, epileptogenic cyst, and focal epilepsy: A pre-surgical case report |
| title_short | Prosopagnosia in the context of right handedness, left hemisphere perinatal stroke, epileptogenic cyst, and focal epilepsy: A pre-surgical case report |
| title_sort | prosopagnosia in the context of right handedness left hemisphere perinatal stroke epileptogenic cyst and focal epilepsy a pre surgical case report |
| topic | Prosopagnosia Pre-surgical Focal epilepsy Stroke Pediatric Lingual gyrus |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589986424000637 |
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