Spatial neglect
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Spatial neglect. There is ipsilateral face and gaze deviation. The subject eats from one half of a plate. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Clinical features
- There is ipsilateral face and gaze deviation
- The subject eats from one half of a plate
- Only one side of the face may be groomed
- Words on one half of a page are ignored
- The subject may bump into objects on one side
- The subject may not use a limb
- There is unawareness of the neglect (anosognosia)
Causes
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Clinical tests
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Treatment
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Synonyms
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References
- Li K, Malhotra PA. Spatial neglect. Pract Neurol 2015; 15:333-339.
- Adair JC, Barrett AM. Spatial neglect: clinical and neuroscience review: a wealth of information on the poverty of spatial attention. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2008; 1142:21-43.
- Pierce SR, Buxbaum LJ. Treatments of unilateral neglect: a review. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2002; 83:256-268.
- Silveri MC, Ciccarelli N, Cappa A. Unilateral spatial neglect in degenerative brain pathology. Neuropsychology 2011; 25:554-566.
- Shaikh MT, Younas U, Irshad I, Rathore FA. Rehabilitation of hemispatial neglect in stroke. J Pak Med Assoc 2022; 72:779-781.
