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We present the case of a 78-year-old female patient, with a diagnosis of dementia without prosopagnosia, who developed an episode of transient loss of consciousness. A brain computed tomography scan revealed an extensive right hemispheric chronic subdural hematoma. Patient underwent urgent hematoma drainage after deterioration of the neurological condition, with sudden reduction of Glasgow Coma Scale. Postoperatively, patient developed inability to recognize the faces of family members for 48\u2009hours. Transient prosopagnosia is an infrequent symptom in dementia. In this case, we hypothesized that, when involving right basal temporal structures, treatment of chronic subdural hematoma may determine a transient prosopagnosia. After hematoma drainage, the concavity of the fusiform gyrus and the inferior-medial surface of the temporal lobe might crush against the skull base, causing alterations of the microcirculation and temporary flow deficits at this level. 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