prosopometamorphopsia
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Prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), also known as demon face syndrome, is a neurological disorder characterized by altered perceptions of faces. In the perception of a person with the disorder, facial features are distorted in a variety of ways including drooping, swelling, discoloration, and shifts of position.
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- vision disorder
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- discoverer or inventor
- MacDonald Critchley
- time of discovery or invention
- 1953-00-00
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Prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), also known as demon face syndrome, is a neurological disorder characterized by altered perceptions of faces. In the perception of a person with the disorder, facial features are distorted in a variety of ways including drooping, swelling, discoloration, and shifts of position.
Prosopometamorphopsia is distinct from prosopagnosia, which is characterised by the inability to recognise faces.
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