Article

Balint's syndrome corresponds to the combination of optic ataxia, simultanagnosia
and gaze apraxia. It generally results from a bilateral dysfunction of the
posterior parietal cortex. Since its early descriptions the syndrome has been
subject to many interpretations and controversies. In this article we will
reconsider the current concept of Balint's syndrome. A first part will develop
the clinical aspects, causes, description of symptoms, examination techniques and
neuroanatomical correlations. In a second part, we will discuss how this syndrome
can be included in the background of visual neurosciences, particularly through a
visual attentional aspect. We will discuss the phenomenon of remapping and some
recent data that may contribute to explain the pathophysiology of manifestations
as optic ataxia, simultanagnosia or gaze apraxia.
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