Introduction

Anton’s Babinski syndrome is an extension of cortical blindness, a rare neurological condition in which the patients are unaware and deny their objective evidence of visual loss. On the contrary, in cortical blindness, patient is aware of his blindness and does not deny it. Bilateral occipital lobe brain damage results in blindness and patients starts to confabulate to fill in the missing sensory input.

Case Presentation

In this case report we present a case an Indian male, with cortical blindness and Anton’s syndrome. Despite his obvious blindness, which is evident from his history of walking into walls and hitting into objects, patient denies visual loss and demonstrated confabulation in his accounts of surroundings, consistent with the diagnosis of Anton’s syndrome.

Conclusion

A suspicion of cortical blindness and Anton’s syndrome should be considered in patients with atypical visual loss and with evidence of occipital lobe injury. Here, we describe the causes and major clinical manifestation of this syndrome and review the current medical literature. Any condition that may result in bilateral occipital lobe damage can lead to Anton’s syndrome. Recovery of visual function will depend on the etiology. Management of this condition should accordingly focus on secondary prevention and rehabilitation.