Abstract
A 67-year-old, right-handed woman became unable to recognize familiar faces following a period of nonconvulsive status epilepticus. Neuropsychological assessment revealed a relatively selective impairment of familiar face recognition in the absence of low-level visual deficits or widespread cognitive impairment. MRI scanning demonstrated an isolated lesion, probably a venous angioma, involving the left fusiform gyrus, mirror-symmetrical to the site typically linked to prosopagnosia. Potential explanations for the patient’s prosopagnosia include seizure-related damage to a left fusiform region required for fully competent face recognition and damage to the contralateral fusiform gyrus via interhemispheric connections. Focal neuropsychological deficits in patients with refractory partial epilepsy who develop nonconvulsive status epilepticus may be underdiagnosed.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
