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Anton syndrome, also known as Anton-Babinski syndrome and visual anosognosia, is a rare symptom of brain damage occurring in the occipital lobe. Those who have it are cortically blind, but affirm, often quite adamantly and in the face of clear evidence of their blindness, that they are capable of seeing. Failing to accept being blind, people with Anton syndrome dismiss evidence of their condition and employ confabulation to fill in the missing sensory input. It is named after the neurologist Gabriel Anton. Only 28 cases have been published.[1] Anton syndrome is mostly seen following a stroke, but may also be seen after head injury. Neurologist Macdonald Critchley describes it thusly: The sudden development of bilateral occipital dysfunction is likely to produce transient physical and psychological effects in which mental confusion may be prominent. It may be some days before the relatives, or the nursing staff, stumble onto the fact that the patient has actually become sightless. This

Anton syndrome - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rare symptom of brain damage where those affected deny being blind Medical condition Anton syndrome Other names Anton–Babinski syndrome, visual anosognosia Specialty Neurology Named after Gabriel Anton Anton syndrome , also known as Anton–Babinski syndrome and visual anosognosia , is a rare symptom of brain damage occurring in the occipital lobe . Those who have it are cortically blind , but affirm, often quite adamantly and in the face of clear evidence of their blindness , that they are capable of seeing. Failin

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