A woman from the Netherlands with a rare neurological condition called prosopometamorphopsia (PMO) perceives human faces as dragon-like creatures due to brain lesions near the lentiform nucleus, which affect face and color processing. Her symptoms, present since childhood, worsened over time and were managed with medication, highlighting the disorder's underreporting and frequent misdiagnosis as schizophrenia or psychosis.
Victor Sharrah, 59, has been experiencing prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), a rare condition causing him to see distorted faces resembling "demons." Researchers believe his PMO may be linked to a head injury, carbon monoxide poisoning, and a lesion in his brain. Sharrah hopes to raise awareness about PMO to prevent misdiagnoses and help others experiencing similar symptoms, as the condition is often mistaken for psychiatric disorders.
A new study published in The Lancet illustrates the rare condition known as prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), which causes people's faces to appear distorted or demonic to those affected. Victor Sharrah, diagnosed with PMO, described the terrifying experience of seeing demonic faces around him. The condition, suspected to be caused by dysfunction in the brain's facial processing, has fewer than 100 published case reports, and its triggers remain unknown.
Victor Sharrah was diagnosed with prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), a rare neurological disorder causing faces to appear distorted, after experiencing demonic facial distortions following carbon monoxide poisoning and a head injury. Researchers at Dartmouth College created digital representations of his visual experiences, shedding light on the condition. PMO symptoms often resolve but can persist for years, and may be underreported and misdiagnosed as mental health disorders. Sharrah copes with the condition by wearing green-tinted glasses and aims to raise awareness to prevent others from unnecessary institutionalization and medication.
An ED official, Ankit Tiwari, has been arrested in Tamil Nadu for allegedly taking bribes from a government doctor. Tiwari claimed that he had been instructed by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) to conduct an inquiry and that the cash was for his superiors. The conversations between Tiwari and the doctor were recorded, and Tiwari had initially demanded Rs 3 crore but settled for Rs 51 lakh. The arrest led to searches at the ED's Madurai office by the state vigilance, which has accused Tiwari of using corruption cases to extort money.
