Neglect in the horizontal and vertical axes of
space has been observed after acute right anterior choroidal
artery (AChA) lesions. How spatial processing is affected
in the radial axis during the acute period following infarction
in this region is unknown. We report the case of a 69-year-old
man with acute left hemineglect and deficits in 3-dimensional
spatial processing following right AChA infarction. His
line bisections in 4 spatial conditions, oriented in the
3 primary axes of space, were compared with 6 control participants.
The patient's bisections were different from true
center and from control performance in all axes. His bisections
were to the right, below, and distal to the arithmetic
midpoint. This patient's bisection errors show a 3-dimensional
neglect pattern following right AChA infarction, supporting
the view that processing of all 3 spatial dimensions may
be simultaneously disturbed following unilateral right
hemisphere lesions. (JINS, 1999, 5, 567–571.)