title: Neglect and related disorders.
abstract: Neglect is a failure to report, respond, or orient to contralateral stimuli that is not caused by an elemental sensorimotor deficit. Subtypes of neglect are distinguished by input (attentional) or output (intentional) demands, the distribution (personal, spatial, and representational), and the means of eliciting the signs (unilateral or bilateral stimuli). In this article we discuss how to assess patients for neglect, the pathophysiology of neglect, and the treatment of neglect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Center for Neuropsychological Studies, Gainesville, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Heilman
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Valenstein
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy