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Vol. 93. Issue 11.
Pages 555-557 (November 2018)
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Vol. 93. Issue 11.
Pages 555-557 (November 2018)
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Anton–Babinski syndrome, case report
Ceguera de Anton–Babinski, a propósito de un caso
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A. Martín Juan
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, R. Madrigal, J. Porta Etessam, F. Sáenz-Francés San Baldomero, E. Santos Bueso
Servicio de Oftalmología, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
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Clinical case

A 22 year-old woman complained about blurred vision after an episode of recovered cardiorespiratory arrest. She had bilateral low visual acuity (“count fingers”) and no ophthalmological or visual pathways changes. She also had an apparent lack of awareness of the deficit. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed ischaemic changes in both occipital lobes. As a result, she was diagnosed with Anton–Babinski syndrome.

Discussion

This is a rare disease that should be suspected in strange or poorly congruent visual loss. It is usually due to an ischemic injury in this region of brain, manifesting itself with low vision not perceived by the patient (visual confabulation). It can simulate a non-organic visual loss or psychiatric disease.

Keywords:
Blindness
Neurology
Ophthalmology
Visual acuity
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Caso clínico

Mujer de 22 años que presentó visión borrosa después de un episodio de parada cardiorrespiratoria recuperada, objetivándose en la exploración una AV de «cuenta dedos» en AO sin alteración oftalmológica ni de vía visual y asociada a aparente falta de conciencia del déficit, junto con una resonancia magnética que mostró cambios isquémicos en ambos lóbulos occipitales, diagnosticándose de ceguera de Anton-Babinski.

Discusión

La ceguera de Anton-Babinski es un cuadro poco frecuente que debe sospecharse en pérdidas visuales poco congruentes y se debe a lesión habitualmente isquémica en el territorio cerebral descrito, manifestándose con baja visión no percibida por el paciente («confabulación visual»), pudiendo ser diagnosticada como pérdida visual no orgánica, o incluso patología psiquiátrica.

Palabras clave:
Ceguera
Neurología
Oftalmología
Agudeza visual

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