Man Suffers from Rare Neurological Condition Making Faces Appear as Demons

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A 58-year-old man suffers from prosopometamorphopsia, a rare neurological-visual disorder causing him to see every face as demonic, with severely stretched features and deep grooves. Researchers at Dartmouth College detailed his case in The Lancet, noting that the man didn't have delusional beliefs about the people around him. The cause is unknown, but a cyst was found in his brain, similar to other cases. There is no known treatment, and the condition may eventually go away for some, but for others, it's more or less permanent.
Topics:health#brain#health-and-medicine#neurological-disorder#prosopometamorphopsia#research#visual-perception
- Rare Neurological Condition Makes Man See Every Face as a Demon Futurism
- This Extremely Rare Neurological Condition Makes Faces Appear Distorted or 'Like a Demon' Smithsonian Magazine
- If Faces Appear Distorted, You Could Have This Condition Dartmouth News
- Faces may appear 'demonic' to people with rare condition UPI News
- Man With Rare Condition Sees People's Faces As 'Demons' Newsweek
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