CORTICAL BLINDNESS
\kˈɔːtɪkə͡l blˈa͡ɪndnəs], \kˈɔːtɪkəl blˈaɪndnəs], \k_ˈɔː_t_ɪ_k_əl b_l_ˈaɪ_n_d_n_ə_s]\
Definitions of CORTICAL BLINDNESS
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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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)
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