| Hemispatial neglect | |
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| Other names | Hemiagnosia, hemineglect, unilateral neglect, spatial neglect, contralateral neglect, unilateral visual inattention,[1] hemi-inattention,[1] neglect syndrome, one-side neglect,[2] or contralateral hemispatialagnosia |
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| Hemispatial neglect is most frequently associated with a lesion of the right parietal lobe (in yellow, at top). | |
| Specialty | Psychiatry, Neurology |
Hemispatial neglect is a neuropsychological condition in which, after damage to one hemisphere of the brain (e.g. after a stroke), a deficit in attention and awareness towards the side of space opposite brain damage (contralesional space) is observed. It is defined by the inability of a person to process and perceive stimuli towards the contralesional side of the body or environment.[1] Hemispatial neglect is very commonly contralateral to the damaged hemisphere, but instances of ipsilesional neglect (on the same side as the lesion) have been reported.[3]
- ^ a b c Unsworth, C. A. (2007). Cognitive and Perceptual Dysfunction. In T. J. Schmitz & S. B. O'Sullivan (Eds.), Physical Rehabilitation (pp. 1149-1185). Philadelphia, F.A: Davis Company.
- ^ "One-Sided Neglect". Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
- ^ Kim, M; Na, D L; Kim, G M; Adair, J C; Lee, K H; Heilman, K M (1999). "Ipsilesional neglect: behavioural and anatomical features". Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 67 (1): 35–38. doi:10.1136/jnnp.67.1.35. PMC 1736416. PMID 10369819.