This Extremely Rare Neurological Condition Makes Faces Appear …
Mar 22, 2024 · Sharrah, who is now 59 and lives in Clarksville, Tennessee, was later diagnosed with prosopometamorphopsia, or PMO, an extremely rare neurological disorder that causes human faces to appear...
A man with prosopometamorphopsia shares the distorted ‘demon ... - CNN
Mar 22, 2024 · A man with a rare condition called prosopometamorphopsia, or PMO, in which faces are distorted shares his vision of the “demons” he sees when he looks at people’s faces.
Prosopometamorphopsia - Wikipedia
Prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), [1] also known as demon face syndrome, [2] is a neurological disorder characterized by altered perceptions of faces. In the perception of a person with the disorder, facial features are distorted in a variety of ways including drooping, swelling, discoloration, and shifts of position.
What causes prosopometamorphopsia, the rare 'demon-face' syndrome PMO
Mar 28, 2024 · Sharrah is one of the very few people in the world with prosopometamorphopsia, or PMO, a rare condition that causes a person to see severely stretched features with deep grooves on the...
Here’s what distorted faces can look like to people with ...
Mar 21, 2024 · That’s what life is like for a person with prosopometamorphopsia, or PMO. Now, thanks to a new study, you can see through the eyes of someone with this rare condition.
Rare disorder causes man to see people's faces as 'demonic'
Mar 22, 2024 · Someone he knew taught visually impaired people and suggested he might have prosopometamorphopsia, or PMO. The extremely rare neurological disorder of perception causes faces to appear distorted...
If Faces Appear Distorted, You Could Have This Condition
Mar 22, 2024 · The distortions can affect the shape, size, color, and position of facial features, and PMO can last for days, weeks, or even years. A new Dartmouth study published in the “Clinical Pictures” section of The Lancet reports on a unique case of a patient with PMO.
A Rare Disorder Causes People to See Demon-Like Faces
Apr 10, 2024 · This haunting condition is called prosopometamorphopsia (PMO) and Sharrah’s case provided investigators, a team at Dartmouth led by Brad Duchaine, a unique opportunity to see the world through a PMO patient’s eyes for the first time.
Face Distortions Appear 'Demonic' to Man With Rare Neurologic Disorder
Mar 22, 2024 · Prosopometamorphopsia is a rare neurologic disorder of visual perception in which facial features appear altered in shape, texture, position, or color. Face processing depends on a complex...
The rare neurological disorder where people see ‘demon faces’
Mar 22, 2024 · Computer-generated images give an idea of what a person living with “demon face” syndrome might see when they look at someone. Prosopometamorphopsia (PMO) is an extremely rare visual disorder...
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