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Citation:
Gaillard F, Sharma R, Jánvári M, et al. Bálint syndrome. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 21 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-13116
Bálint syndrome is characterized by:
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simultanagnosia (inability to perceive more than one object at a time)
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optic ataxia (poor visual-motor coordination)
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oculomotor apraxia (loss of voluntary but not reflex eye movements)
Pathology
It typically results from damage to the parieto-occipital regions, and has been associated with 1-3:
History and etymology
First described by Rezső Bálint (1874–1929), Hungarian neurologist-psychiatrist, in 1909 4.
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2. Perez FM, Tunkel RS, Lachmann EA et-al. Balint's syndrome arising from bilateral posterior cortical atrophy or infarction: rehabilitation strategies and their limitation. Disabil Rehabil. 1996;18 (6): 300-4. - Pubmed citation
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3. Bernard Croisile. Benson's syndrome or Posterior Cortical Atrophy. Orphanet. September 2004. Full text pdf
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4. Bálint, Dr. R. Seelenlähmung des “Schauens”, optische Ataxie, räumliche Störung der Aufmerksamkeit. Monatsschr Psychiatr Neurol. 1909;25:51–66. doi:10.1159/000210464 - Pubmed citation
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