▁brain ▁proved ▁that ▁his ▁right ▁oc cip ital ▁lo be ▁was ▁is chem ic . ▁Similarly , ▁a ▁ 5 6 - year - old ▁woman ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁emer gency ▁department ▁in ▁a ▁confused ▁state ▁and ▁with ▁sever ely ▁hand ic apped ▁psych om ot or ▁skills . ▁O cular ▁movements ▁and ▁pup il ▁ref lex es ▁were ▁still ▁int act , ▁but ▁the ▁patient ▁could ▁not ▁name ▁objects ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁aware ▁of ▁light ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁room , ▁and ▁seemed ▁una ware ▁of ▁her ▁visual ▁def ic it . ▁ ▁History ▁Most ▁cases ▁of ▁Anton ▁synd rome ▁are ▁reported ▁from ▁adult s . ▁The ▁European ▁Journal ▁of ▁Ne uro log y ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁that ▁exam ines ▁a ▁case ▁study ▁of ▁a ▁six - year - old ▁child ▁with ▁Anton ▁synd rome ▁and ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁ad ren ole uk od yst ro phy . ▁The ▁child ▁reported ly ▁had ▁ab normal ▁eye ▁movements , ▁would ▁often ▁fall , ▁and ▁would ▁reach ▁for ▁things ▁and ▁often ▁miss ▁his ▁target . ▁When ▁his ▁sight ▁was ▁tested ▁at ▁ 2 0 / 2 0 0 ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁unable ▁to ▁read ▁the ▁large ▁letters ▁on ▁the ▁chart . ▁He ▁denied ▁having ▁head aches , ▁dip lop ia , ▁or ▁eye ▁pain ▁and ▁seemed ▁un con c ern ed ▁and ▁una ware ▁of ▁his ▁poor ▁eyes ight . ▁Upon ▁exam ination , ▁his ▁pup ils ▁were ▁equal ▁in ▁shape , ▁round , ▁and ▁re active ▁to