Key result
Simultanagnosia can emerge as the initial presentation of Brugada syndrome-induced cardiac arrest.
Why the study?
Simultanagnosia can present as an initial symptom in neuro-ophthalmic disease, but its clinical presentations are not widely recognized.
Case Report (n=2)
Clinicians should be aware that simultanagnosia can present as a symptom of neuro-ophthalmic disease, such as after cardiac arrest from Brugada syndrome.
Simultanagnosia may signal rare neuro-ophthalmic emergencies; single case leaves broader diagnostic implications open.
Simultanagnosia is a well-known neurologic symptom characterized by the inability to conceptualize the whole picture despite being able to see individual elements within a visual scene. The pathophysiology involves a lesion to the bilateral parieto-occipital lobe. We report two unusual cases of simultanagnosia and juxtaposed homonymous visual field loss involving aqueductal stenosis-related obstructive hydrocephalus and cardiac arrest due to Brugada syndrome. Clinicians should be aware that simultanagnosia can be the presenting symptom of neuro-ophthalmic disease.
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Wang et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Simultanagnosia (n=2). Simultanagnosia was evaluated. Simultanagnosia can present as the initial symptom of neuro-ophthalmic diseases such as aqueductal stenosis-related obstructive hydrocephalus and cardiac arrest due to Brugada syndrome.
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