Kessler-Jones Alanna, Cieminski Tayler M, Field Aaron, Knox Andrew
Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
Epilepsy Behav Rep. 2024 Aug 11;28:100706. doi: 10.1016/j.ebr.2024.100706. eCollection 2024.
Prosopagnosia, a neurological condition affecting perception and differentiation of faces, is categorized as either acquired or developmental (present since birth). Acquired cases of prosopagnosia are usually caused by right hemisphere or bilateral damage. We present a right-handed 17-year-old male with a history of focal epilepsy and a new diagnosis of prosopagnosia due to a perinatal stroke affecting the left lingual gyrus, a structure in close proximity to the fusiform face area. In addition to showing that early acquired cases of prosopagnosia may go unrecognized, this case shows that left hemisphere lesions may also affect facial recognition. It is important to screen for prosopagnosia via comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation in patients with lesions proximal to the fusiform face area.
面孔失认症是一种影响面部感知和辨别的神经病症，可分为后天性或发育性（自出生即存在）。后天性面孔失认症病例通常由右半球或双侧损伤引起。我们报告一名17岁右利手男性，有局灶性癫痫病史，因围产期卒中影响左侧舌回（与梭状面孔区紧邻的结构）而新诊断为面孔失认症。除了表明早期获得性面孔失认症病例可能未被识别外，该病例还表明左半球病变也可能影响面部识别。对于梭状面孔区附近有病变的患者，通过全面的神经心理学评估筛查面孔失认症很重要。
