Preferred Label : prosopagnosia;
MeSH definition : The inability to recognize a familiar face or to learn to recognize new faces. This
visual agnosia is most often associated with lesions involving the junctional regions
between the temporal and occipital lobes. The majority of cases are associated with
bilateral lesions, however unilateral damage to the right occipito-temporal cortex
has also been associated with this condition. (From Cortex 1995 Jun;31(2):317-29); The inability to recognize a familiar face or to learn to recognize new faces. This
visual agnosia is most often associated with lesions involving the junctional regions
between the temporal and occipital lobes. The majority of cases are associated with
bilateral lesions, however unilateral damage to the right occipito-temporal cortex
has also been associated with this condition. (From Cortex 1995 Jun;31(2):317-29).;
MeSH synonym : agnosia for face; agnosias, facial recognition; facial recognition agnosia; recognition agnosias, facial; prosopagnosias; agnosia, facial recognition; facial recognition agnosias; recognition agnosia, facial; agnosia for faces;
MeSH hyponym : prosopagnosia, developmental; prosopagnosia, acquired; Developmental Prosopagnosia; Developmental Prosopagnosias; Prosopagnosias, Developmental; Acquired Prosopagnosia; Acquired Prosopagnosias; Prosopagnosias, Acquired;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosopagnosia;
Origin ID : D020238;
UMLS CUI : C0234512;
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- Agnosia [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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The inability to recognize a familiar face or to learn to recognize new faces. This
visual agnosia is most often associated with lesions involving the junctional regions
between the temporal and occipital lobes. The majority of cases are associated with
bilateral lesions, however unilateral damage to the right occipito-temporal cortex
has also been associated with this condition. (From Cortex 1995 Jun;31(2):317-29)
The inability to recognize a familiar face or to learn to recognize new faces. This
visual agnosia is most often associated with lesions involving the junctional regions
between the temporal and occipital lobes. The majority of cases are associated with
bilateral lesions, however unilateral damage to the right occipito-temporal cortex
has also been associated with this condition. (From Cortex 1995 Jun;31(2):317-29).
