Balint's Syndrome

Chantal Hausser, Françoise Robert, Normand Giard

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques · 1980 · 78 citations · 18 references

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Abstract

Balint's syndrome is usually attributed to bilateral parieto-occipital lesions. In several reported cases involvement of the frontal lobes was also documented and could be responsible for the "spasmodic fixation" often recorded in these patients. We report a case of Balint's syndrome in a patient with bilateral frontal and parieto-occipital metastases demonstrated by CT scan and confirmed by postmortem examination.

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