A brief review on therapeutic approaches for face and non-face recognition disorders: summarising recent clinical developments

Ritwick Mondal; Shramana Deb; Durjoy Lahiri; Gourav Shome; Somesh Saha

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20222888

Authors

Ritwick Mondal Department of Internal Medicine, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, West Bengal, India
Shramana Deb Department of Neurosciences, S. N. Pradhan Centre for Neurosciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Durjoy Lahiri Department of Cognitive Neurology, Baycrest Health Sciences and Rotman Research Institute, University of Toronto, Canada
Gourav Shome Department of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Somesh Saha Department of Critical Care Medicine and Trauma Care, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, West Bengal, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20222888

Keywords:

Prosopagnosia, f-MRI, Rehabilitation, Remedial training, Let’s face it

Abstract

Face recognition is considered as an important phenomenon in our everyday life. In 19th century cognitive science got introduced with a new term ‘prosopagnosia’ (face recognition disorder) for the first time by Joachim Bodmer. The term is derived from Greek word prosopon (face) and gnosis (knowledge), and refers to a condition which was first observed as a consequence of brain lesions (acquired prosopagnosia). Initially it was believed that prosopagnosia results due to brain injury but later congenital or hereditary form of face recognition disorder was also reported. The therapeutic modalities of this rare disorder are still unclear but with the advancement of scientific understanding different diagnostic procedures as well as therapeutic strategies are developed. These treatment procedures impart an impactful result among the individuals suffering from this disorder. Here in this article, we reviewed about various treatment approaches of acquired prosopagnosia and development prosopagnosia.

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