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MENTAL MODEL · M5741

Anton-Babinski Syndrome

Anton-Babinski Syndrome
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-28

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Anton–Babinski syndrome, also known as Anton syndrome, is a rare clinical manifestation of damage to the occipital lobe of the brain. Although patients lose visual function due to cortical blindness, they firmly deny the fact of blindness and insist that they can see external objects. Because this denial behavior is essentially different from confabulation, this symptom is classified separately. The syndrome is named after neurologists Gabriel Anton and Joseph Babinski.

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Anton–Babinski syndrome, also known as Anton syndrome, is a rare clinical manifestation of damage to the occipital lobe of the brain. Although patients lose visual function due to cortical blindness, they firmly deny the fact of blindness and insist that they can see external objects. Because this denial behavior is essentially different from confabulation, this symptom is classified separately. The syndrome is named after neurologists Gabriel Anton and Joseph Babinski.

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Patients with cortical blindness deny their blindness and confabulate visual content to cover it up, which is organic denial. The brain uses fabrication to maintain the narrative of "I can see," representing an extreme split between perception and awareness.

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