Abstract
The enigma of Bálint's syndrome: neural substrates and cognitive deficits
Highlights
In 1909 a Hungarian physician, Rezsö Bálint, published the first report of a striking visual problem in a patient with bilateral parietal lesions (Bálint, 1909)
While the original case reported by Bálint occurred following bilateral parietal lesions, different lesion combinations have been described in the literature
The syndrome has been reported to result from diverse aetiologies including bilateral strokes, intracranial tumors, traumatic brain damage and neurodegenerative conditions including posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) and Alzheimer’s disease (Benson et al, 1988; Hof et al, 1990; Damasio et al, 2000; Rizzo and Vecera, 2002)
Summary
In 1909 a Hungarian physician, Rezsö Bálint, published the first report of a striking visual problem in a patient with bilateral parietal lesions (Bálint, 1909). While the original case reported by Bálint occurred following bilateral parietal lesions, different lesion combinations have been described in the literature (for review see Rizzo and Vecera, 2002; Chechlacz et al, 2012).
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