title: Ipsilesional 'where' with contralesional 'what' neglect.
abstract: Whereas contralesional spatial neglect is usually caused by right temporo-parietal lesions, ipsilesional spatial neglect is induced primarily by right frontal lesions. This report describes a 73-year-old woman with a right inferior parietal lesion who on 'where' tasks (line bisection and midline pointing) demonstrated ipsilesional neglect, but on 'what' tests (gap vs. no-gap detection cancellation and clothing tape removal) demonstrated contralesional neglect. This 'what' and 'where' directional dissociation provides evidence for independent 'what' and 'where' attentional networks; however, the reason this parietal lesion causes this contralesional vs. ipsilesional spatial attentional 'what' and 'where' dichotomy remains to be determined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Changwon Fatima Hospital, Changwon, South Korea. chkwonj@gmail.com
authors.forename: Jay Cheol
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Sunyoung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Sunghee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kenneth M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Heilman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology