title: Spatial neglect.
abstract: Neglect, a failure to attend or act in one part of space, is a common disturbance following cerebral lesions. This article outlines the signs and symptoms of neglect. Recent attempts to disentangle sensory/attentional from motor/intentional aspects of neglect are outlined. Neglect in directions other than the horizontal is discussed, as are directional biases found in normal control subjects. The article also examines the anatomy of lesions causing neglect and theoretical models of the cerebral mechanisms underlying neglect.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurology, University of Saskatchewan, Royal University Hospital, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0W8, Canada. kirk@skyway.usask.ca
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authors.lastname: Kirk
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*