Aprosexia

APROSEXIA (from the Greek a- negative part and prosechein- to direct attention), one of the forms of attention deficit, first described by the Dutchman Guye, in children suffering from chronic diseases of the nasal mucosa. For the development of A., however, these changes are insufficient, and apparently, great importance is attached to predisposition on the part of the nervous system. APROSOPY (from the Greek a- negative part, and prosopon- face), congenital absence of the face in connection with agenesis or underdevelopment of the facial bones, especially the upper part of the face; the eyes are underdeveloped, the auricles are closely adjacent to each other (see Synotia). One of the rarest and most severe deformities.