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Balint's Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Chantal O. Hausser ,
Françoise Robert  and
Normand Giard
Chantal O. Hausser
Affiliation:
Divisions of Neurology and Neuropathology, Notre-Dame Hospital and University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Françoise Robert*
Affiliation:
Divisions of Neurology and Neuropathology, Notre-Dame Hospital and University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Normand Giard*
Affiliation:
Divisions of Neurology and Neuropathology, Notre-Dame Hospital and University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
*
Department of Pathology, Notre-Dame Hospital, 1560 Sherbrooke Street East, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2L 4K8
Department of Pathology, Notre-Dame Hospital, 1560 Sherbrooke Street East, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2L 4K8
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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 CTscan and confirmed by postmortem examination.

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , May 1980 , pp. 157 - 161
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1980

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