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Posterior Cortical Atrophy

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Visual acuity problemsDespite normal eye examinations, patients report difficulty reading, especially small print
Object recognition deficitsDifficulty identifying objects, faces (prosopagnosia), and places
Spatial disorientationProblems with navigation, judging distances, and finding items in familiar environments
Reading difficultyLetters seem to move or disappear, difficulty following lines of text
Color perception changesReduced ability to perceive and differentiate colors
Visuospatial neglectInattention to one side of visual space
Elemental visual disturbancesDifficulty with motion perception, depth perception, and form discrimination
SimultagnosiaInability to perceive more than one object at a time, leading to difficulty with complex visual scenes
Optic ataxiaDifficulty reaching for objects under visual guidance, with misreaching to targets
Gaze apraxiaDifficulty voluntarily directing gaze toward objects, requiring head movements to compensate
AgraphiaDifficulty writing, particularly with letter formation
AcalculiaDifficulty with arithmetic calculations, even with simple operations
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