Dide Botcazo Syndrome: An Atypical and Rare Presentation of Stroke

Abstract

Dide-Botcazo syndrome is a very rare condition resulting from bilateral posterior cerebral infarction. The clinical presentation is atypical of cerebral infarction and is characterized by the association of cortical blindness and anosognosia associated with amnesia and topographical disorientation. We report the clinical case of a 65-year-old man consulting for confusion associated with amnesia, cortical blindness and right hemiparesis evolving for one week. The CT scan showed hypodensity in the territory of the bilateral posterior cerebral arteries. The scan also ruled out malformations such as aneurysms or cerebral masses, as well as hemorrhagic stroke. The patient was treated with antiplatelet drugs and early rehabilitation. Progression was marked by partial improvement in motor disorders and confusion. Cortical blindness and anosognosia were permanent.