What is Prosopagnosia?

Agnosia is a general term for a loss of ability to recognize objects, people, sounds, shapes, or smells; that is, the inability to attach appropriate meaning to objective sense-data. Prosopagnosia (face blindness) is a disorder of face perception where the ability to recognize faces is impaired.

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What is it like to have Prosopagnosia?

Common symptoms How bad it is What people are taking for it
Severity
Severe
Moderate
Mild
None
Nothing reported yet
Fentanyl Transdermal Patch
Nothing reported yet
Nothing reported yet
Bupropion, Sertraline

Who has Prosopagnosia at PatientsLikeMe?

<20 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70+
Current Age
Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
75% Females
25% Males
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom # of patients Proportion
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0
Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status # of patients Proportion
Diagnosed 1
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from Prosopagnosia patients who have completed their condition history

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