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Prosopagnosia MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Prosopagnosia
Tree Number(s)
C10.597.606.762.100.650
C23.888.592.604.764.100.650
F01.700.750.100.650
Unique ID
D020238
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020238
Scope Note
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).
Entry Term(s)
Agnosia for Faces
Facial Recognition Agnosia
Prosopagnosia, Acquired
Prosopagnosia, Developmental
Previous Indexing
Agnosia (1967-1999)
Vision Disorders (1967-1999)
See Also
Facial Recognition
Public MeSH Note
2000
History Note
2000
Date Established
2000/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/11/08
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Prosopagnosia Preferred
Prosopagnosia, Acquired Narrower
Prosopagnosia, Developmental Narrower
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