Demon face disorder: Images show how people with rare neurological condition see others
1 year ago

Demon face disorder: Images show how people with rare neurological condition see others

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Computer-generated images give an idea of what a person living with “demon face” syndrome might see when they look at someone. A 58-year-old man with a 31-month history of seeing people’s faces distorted and, in his words, appearing “demonic” visited a university laboratory for an assessment. open image in gallery A 58-year-old man with a 31-month history of seeing people’s faces distorted and, in his words appearing “demonic” visited a university laboratory for an assessment “Notably,” the researchers said, “he reported no distortions when viewing facial images on a screen or on paper.” The distortions were not accompanied by delusional beliefs about the identities of the people he encountered—such as his family or friends.

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Demon Face Identity Crisis
4 months, 1 week ago

Demon Face Identity Crisis

Deccan Chronicle  

If you’ve seen the portraits painted by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso or Irish artist Francis Bacon, then you may perhaps find it easy to understand Prosopometamorphopsia. “PMO is typically triggered by neurological conditions such as migraines, epilepsy, brain injuries, or lesions in the visual processing areas, particularly in the fusiform gyrus” explains Dr. G M Khan, M.S, D. Orth, M.Ch. …

Demon face syndrome: What it’s like to have the rare disorder.
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Demon face syndrome: What it’s like to have the rare disorder.

Slate  

In What It’s Like, people tell us, well, what it’s like to have experiences many of us have not even imagined. Sometimes, a person might look exactly like someone I used to know, maybe even someone I haven’t seen in over a decade. Prosopometamorphopsia is sometimes referred to as “demon face syndrome.” Nobody knows what causes it—generally the disorder is …

These terrifying images are what it's like to have extraordinarily rare condition 'demon face syndrome'
1 year ago

These terrifying images are what it's like to have extraordinarily rare condition 'demon face syndrome'

Daily Mail  

Long misdiagnosed as schizophrenia, the details of what a patient actually sees while enduring 'demon face syndrome,' or prosopometamorphopsia, has long remained a mystery — until now. But a rare individual with the condition, a 58-year-old male who reached out to neuropsychologists at Dartmouth, has the unique ability to see faces normally on paper and on screens, despite seeing more …

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