Right side neglect in right cerebellar lesion.
A patient is described who developed right side hemineglect after a right cerebellar lesion. This spatial disorder was interpreted as a secondary effect of a deficit of the motor organisation in the right hemispace due to left frontal diaschisis. The pathological base may be the interruption of a highly integrated system which includes the lateral cerebellum and the contralateral frontal lobe.
Silveri
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Neuropsychology Service, Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Largo A Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy. silveri@rm.unicatt.it
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D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed