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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

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Concept UI: M0328275
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).
Terms: Prosopagnosia Preferred Term
Term UI T358275
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Agnosia for Faces
Term UI T372732
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Facial Recognition Agnosia
Term UI T372733
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

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