disease 1,133 words KG: ent-dise-61be79cd 2026-03-26
kind:diseasesection:diseasestopic:cbstopic:pcatopic:visual-impairmenttopic:cortical-atrophystate:published
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Posterior Cortical Atrophy in Corticobasal Syndrome

Disease Info
Typical OnsetSimilar to typical CBS (mean age 60-68 years)
Asymmetric onsetsymptoms begin on one side and remain more pronounced ipsilaterally
Cortical signsideomotor apraxia, cortical sensory loss, alien limb phenomenon
Extrapyramidal featuresrigidity, bradykinesia, dystonia
Myoclonuspresent in approximately 40-60% of cases
Simultanagnosiainability to perceive more than one object at a time
Optic ataxiamisreaching for visual targets despite intact motor strength
Oculomotor apraxiadifficulty initiating voluntary saccades
Visual field defectsoften contralateral to the more affected hemisphere
Agnosiafailure to recognize familiar objects or faces despite intact vision
Agraphiawriting difficulty
Acalculiacalculation impairment
DatabasesOMIMOrphanetClinicalTrialsPubMed

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