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Charles Paul Azzopardi1, Lyubisa Matity1, Stephen Muscat1
1Hyperbaric Unit, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta MSD 2090, charles.a.azzopardi@gov.mt.
Abstract:
We present a case of a patient with Anton's syndrome due to decompression illness (DCI) after recreational scuba diving. Visual anosognosia, or denial of loss of vision, which is associated with lack of awareness regarding visual loss in the setting of cortical blindness, is known as Anton's syndrome (also termed Anton-Babinski syndrome). Our patient presented with progressive neurological DCI treated with repeated recompression. The anosogosia resolved after 48 h. Subsequent echocardiography revealed a persistent (patent) foramen ovale.
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