Anton-Babinski syndrome

noun

A rare symptom of brain damage occurring in the occipital lobe, in which the patient is "cortically blind" but affirms that he or she is capable of seeing.

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Anton syndrome
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Meanings

nounAnton-Babinski syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare symptom of brain damage occurring in the occipital lobe, in which the patient is "cortically blind" but affirms that he or she is capable of seeing.

    Synonyms: Anton syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rare symptom of brain damage occurring in the occipital lobe, in which the patient is "cortically blind" but affirms that he or she is capable of seeing.

Similar
Anton syndrome
Also see
anton syndrome

Origin

After Gabriel Anton and Joseph Babinski.

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Anton-Babinski syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anton-Babinski%20syndrome

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“Anton-Babinski syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anton-Babinski%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Anton-Babinski syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Anton-Babinski%20syndrome.

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