Hemispatial neglect
Hemispatial neglect is a neuropsychological condition in which, after damage to one hemisphere of the brain (e.g. after a stroke), a deficit in attention and awareness towards the side of space opposite brain damage (contralesional space) is observed. It is defined by the inability of a person to process and perceive stimuli towards the contralesional side of the body or environment. Hemispatial neglect is very commonly contralateral to the damaged hemisphere, but instances of ipsilesional neglect (on the same side as the lesion) have been reported.
| Hemispatial neglect | |
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| Other names | Hemiagnosia, hemineglect, unilateral neglect, spatial neglect, contralateral neglect, unilateral visual inattention, hemi-inattention, neglect syndrome, one-side neglect, or contralateral hemispatialagnosia |
| Hemispatial neglect is most frequently associated with a lesion of the right parietal lobe (in yellow, at top). | |
| Specialty | Psychiatry, Neurology |
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