visual agnosia

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Hey - just a general question. I am vaguely familiar with prosopagnosia, however, my question is if there is a similar disorder where one cannot recognize his/her own face? Perhaps in a mirror, the individual does not make the association that it is a reflection himself.
I have searched a little for visual agnosias, but thought if there is an actual term one of you can provide, it would greatly assist my search!

Many thanks....

 

[PublicHealth]

Hey - just a general question. I am vaguely familiar with prosopagnosia, however, my question is if there is a similar disorder where one cannot recognize his/her own face? Perhaps in a mirror, the individual does not make the association that it is a reflection himself.
I have searched a little for visual agnosias, but thought if there is an actual term one of you can provide, it would greatly assist my search!

Many thanks....

Paging Dr. Snow and NeuroDr...

 

[PsyDRxPnow]

Hey - just a general question. I am vaguely familiar with prosopagnosia, however, my question is if there is a similar disorder where one cannot recognize his/her own face? Perhaps in a mirror, the individual does not make the association that it is a reflection himself.
I have searched a little for visual agnosias, but thought if there is an actual term one of you can provide, it would greatly assist my search!

Many thanks....

How about "autotopagnosia"

 

[Neuro-Dr]

How about "autotopagnosia"

No, this is generally a condition in which a person can't point to their own body parts by command. They would be able to do it on the examiner and would have access to all names if the examiner pointed to them on the patient. This condition arises from bilateral disconnection of the proprioception areas and can occur in a variety of conditions presenting with dyspraxia and potential dystonia. The patients CAN usually use a mirror and pointing to the parts commanded in the mirror.

Your proposed condition could occus in prosopagnosia and in fact does often. It can also occur in any condition that leads to complete anteriorgrade amnesia as that persons self-concept will become locked in time and they will recognize thems selves from the point of the accident backwards, but not forward (although a break-down in recognition would take decades-see case of HM).