2018-06-062018-06-062013CAIXETA, Leonardo Ferreira; TALEB, Alexandre Chater; GHINI, Bruno Galafassi; SOARES, Vânia Lúcia Dias; CAIXETA, Victor de Melo; VARGAS, Ciro. Posterior cortical atrophy - a prototypical case of dementia beginning with visual symptoms: case report. Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, São Paulo, v. 76, n. 5, p. 314-316, 2013.0004-2749e- 1678-2925http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/15146Dementia presenting with prominent higher order visual symptoms may be observed in a range of neurodegenerative conditions and is often challenging to diagnose. We describe a case of progressive dementia presenting with prominent visual cortical symptoms. A 55-year-old, right-handed, woman with early onset of visual impairment not associated with anterior visual pathology, presenting with dyslexia, visual agnosia, Balint’s syndrome, and spatial disorientation. Ophthalmologists should consider this condition especially in presenile patients with slowly progressive higher-order visual symptoms. Although described in association with different conditions, it may also occur in Alzheimer disease.engAcesso AbertoEncéfalo/patologiaTranstornos mentais/complicaçõesDemência/complicaçõesDoença de Alzheimer/complicaçõesTranstornos da visão/etiologiaRelato de casoBrain/pathologyMental disorders/complicationsDementia/complicationsAlzheimer disease/complicationsVision disorders/etiologyCase reportArtigo10.1590/S0004-27492013000500014