BALINTS SYNDROME - PSYCHIC PARALYSIS OF VISUAL FIXATION - AND ITS MINOR FORMS
BALINTS SYNDROME - PSYCHIC PARALYSIS OF VISUAL FIXATION - AND ITS MINOR FORMS
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DOI:
10.1093/brain/77.3.373
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发表时间:
1954-01-01
期刊:
影响因子:
14.5
通讯作者:
DEAJURIAGUERRA, J
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作者:
HECAEN, H;DEAJURIAGUERRA, J
This syndrome contains 3 essential elements psychic paralysis of the visual fixation, optic ataxia and disturbance of visual attention. Authors believe two phases of psychic paralysis of the visual fixation itself must be distinguished: 1st the wandering of the visual fixation in search of the object, followed by its secondary fixation once the object has been met by chance. Three new cases, 2 of which are anatomo-clinical, are presented, but they are minor forms of this syndrome. Symptoms that often accompany this syndrome are certain tonic and motor phenomena of the upper extremities on the one hand, and the loss of coordination of the two parts of the body on the other hand. On the basis of their own cases and descriptions in the literature the authors believe the bilaterality of the lesion is affirmed. Injury to the parieto - occipital regions seems constant. Rupture of the parieto - occipital connections may also be an important factor. Frontal lesions must not be underrated in the formation of the complete syndromes. The various theories proposed to explain this syndrome are discussed.