Prosopagnosia

Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek: Psychopathological Symptoms

Definition: Inability to identify faces of people known by the patient (Bodamer, 1947).

Exploration: The presence of prosopagnosia can be established by interviewing the patient.

Reference:

Bodamer J. Die Prosop-Agnosie. Arch Psych Nervenkr 1947; 179: 6–53.

July 13, 2017