J Neurol Res

Journal of Neurology Research, ISSN 1923-2845 print, 1923-2853 online, Open Access

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Case Report

Volume 2, Number 2, April 2012, pages 54-58

Blindness or Agnosia: Review of Posterior Cortical Atrophy and a Difficult Case

Figures

Figure 1. Perimetry test demonstrating loss of peripheral vision on Left eye (A) and Right eye (B).

Figure 2. T2- (sagittal and horizontal) and T1-weighted (horizontal) MRI images demonstrating marked posterior cortical atrophy (A), 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT showing prominent parieto-occipital reduction of rCBF (B) and (C-11)PiB-PET (Pittsburgh Compound B) illustrating marked deposition of amyloid in grey matter, particularly pronounced in occipital lobes and in striatum bilaterally (C, arrows).

Table

**Table 1.** Neuropsychometry
	2009	2010
WAIS: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; WMS: Wechsler Memory Scale; *Not examined.
WAIS-III Vocabulary	20/66 point	*
Digit span - forward	5	4
Digit span - backward	0	0
Sentence repetition	13/22	10/22
Selective Reminding Test (Buschke) Immediate recall	58/100 correct	67/100 correct
Selective Reminding Test - Delayed recall	5/10 correct	7/10 correct
Selective Reminding Test - Recognition	8/10 correct	8/10 correct
WMS-III Logical Memory I	7/75	*
WMS-III Logical Memory II	4/50	*