Personal and extrapersonal space: a case of neglect dissociation

Neuropsychologia. 1992 Nov;30(11):1001-9. doi: 10.1016/0028-3932(92)90051-m.

Abstract

Dissociation between personal and extrapersonal neglect has rarely been observed in man. In this study we present a case of severe personal neglect in the absence of a deficit for extrapersonal space. An extensive neuropsychological assessment demonstrates the absence of cognitive impairments in visuo-spatial processing and confirms the selective presence of a severe representational deficit of the left side of the body.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Agnosia / physiopathology*
  • Agnosia / psychology
  • Attention / physiology*
  • Body Image*
  • Brain Damage, Chronic / physiopathology*
  • Brain Damage, Chronic / psychology
  • Dominance, Cerebral / physiology*
  • Functional Laterality / physiology*
  • Hematoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Orientation / physiology*
  • Parietal Lobe / physiopathology
  • Parietal Lobe / surgery
  • Personal Space*
  • Postoperative Complications / physiopathology
  • Postoperative Complications / psychology