title: [Neglect--the frequently neglected syndrome of neglect].
abstract: In daily clinical practice "neglect" is the term for a syndrome following a right parietal lesion with inability of the patient to concentrate on events on the left side. A patient is described who was admitted for headaches and in whom neurologic investigation revealed left sided neglect as the only sign. A glioma of the right hemisphere was found. The clinical search for neglect is described and possible mechanisms are discussed. Neglect is regarded as a disturbance of directed attention. The arguments in favour of attributing dominance for this function to the right hemisphere are presented.
authors.affiliation: Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Inselspital, Bern.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schnider
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vaney
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000523:psychology*; D007839:Functional Laterality; D005910:Glioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D010296:Parietal Lobe; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Neglekt--das oft vernachlässigte Syndrom der Vernachlässigung.