Recovery of object recognition in a case of simultanagnosia.
A case of visual agnosia is described. The patient, V C, complained of difficulties in identifying visual stimuli, after a stroke in the left occipital lobe. A neuropsychological examination demonstrated a range of symptoms consistent with (ventral) simultanagnosia, and a reaching disorder--suggesting Balint's syndrome. The patient's object recognition ability improved considerably over time.
Trivelli
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Department of Neurology, Neuropsychological Unit, Clinica del Lavoro Foundation IRCCS Medical Centre of Rehabilitation, Veruno, NO, Italy.
Turnbull
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Sala
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