Akinetopsia (visual motion blindness) associated with brain metastases: a case report

This report aims to present a case of a patient in their late 40  s who developed akinetopsia and also an impairment in movement perception of objects without emitting sounds, after experiencing a late relapse of breast cancer with the occurrence of multiple brain metastases. The patient also experienced visual hallucinations, night terrors, and difficulty formi ng anterograde memory. Neuroimaging with MRI revealed severe brain damage, especially in the middle temporal area of the visual cortex. Akinetopsia is a rare phenomenon, and this is the first known case of its association with brain metastases.
Source: Neurological Sciences - Category: Neurology Source Type: research