title: Left unilateral neglect in a preschool child.
abstract: The authors present a case of transient left hemispatial inattention following traumatic brain injury in a three-year-old child. Computed tomographic scan revealed a small right frontal and a right temporo-parietal contusion. Stimuli were developed to quantify the response difference between hemifields in this pre-literate child. Hemispatial inattention showed resolution at 19 days post-trauma and had completely resolved six months later. These findings suggest that right hemisphere systems subserve visually guided attention before six years of age.
authors.affiliation: Southwest Neuropsychiatric Institute, San Antonio, Texas 78229.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ewing-Cobbs
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Miner
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology