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Laterality of motor response in visuo-spatial neglect: A case study

1989; Elsevier BV; Volume: 27; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0028-3932(89)90042-0

1873-3514

Peter W. Halligan, John C. Marshall,

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

We report a case of severe visuo-spatial neglect consequent upon right hemisphere stroke. At time of testing, the patient had a left visual field deficit and a very mild left hemiparesis. Star cancellation and line bisection performed with the right hand revealed profound left neglect; tested with the left hand, performance was only slightly impaired. The results are compatible with recent accounts of differential hemispheric activation provoked by lateralized pre-motor programming.