Total loss of vision in all or part of the visual field due to bilateral OCCIPITAL LOBE (i.e., VISUAL CORTEX) damage or dysfunction. Anton syndrome is characterized by the psychic denial of true, organic cortical blindness. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p460)

Synonyms: Blindness, Reversible Cortical, Syndrome, Anton-Babinski, Syndrome, Anton, Transient Anton Syndrome, Anton's Syndrome, Anton's Syndrome, Transient, Blindness, Cortical, Transient, Blindness, Cortical, Anton-Babinski Syndrome, Anton Syndrome, Cortical Blindness, Reversible, Syndrome, Transient Anton's, Reversible Cortical Blindnesses, Reversible Cortical Blindness, Transient Anton's Syndrome, Anton Babinski Syndrome, Cortical Blindness, Blindnesses, Reversible Cortical, Transient Antons Syndrome, Antons Syndrome, Cortical Blindnesses, Reversible, Psychic Denial of Blindness, Blindness, Cortical, Post-Ictal, Syndrome, Anton's

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1998

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D019575