Case of right hemispatial neglect and transcortical sensory aphasia following left occipitotemporoparietal glioblastoma resection

The neurobehavioral syndrome of hemispatial neglect, which can result from insults such as stroke, brain tumor, or head injury, has most frequently been described as occurring for the left-side of hemispace following lesions to the right hemisphere. While right hemispatial neglect/inattention may occur following left hemisphere lesions as well, it has received limited attention in the scientific literature. The present case describes an inpatient neuropsychological evaluation with a 67-year-old, African American man presenting with right hemispatial neglect following resection of a large glioblastoma in the left occipitotemporoparietal region. The evaluation included a clinical interview, neurobehavioral status examination, and a battery of neuropsychological tests. Results documented consistent evidence of right hemispatial neglect across the administered tests, which could not be attributed to an established right visual field cut. Neuropsychological testing also revealed nearly global deficits in complex visuoperception, posterior/receptive language, memory, and complex attention/executive functioning abilities, while basic attention remained intact. Further remarkable findings of this case included color anomia and transcortical sensory aphasia. Findings from the case are discussed in the context of the preexisting literature on hemispatial neglect and the theoretical specialization of the parietal lobe for spatial attention/awareness.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Applied neuropsychology. Adult - 28(2021), 1 vom: 02. Jan., Seite 117-123

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

DeDios-Stern, Samantha [VerfasserIn]
Durkin, Nicole M [VerfasserIn]
Soble, Jason R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aphasia
Assessment/diagnosis
Attention/perception
Case Reports
Hemi-spatial neglect
Journal Article
Neuropsychology

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Date Completed 18.10.2021

Date Revised 18.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/23279095.2019.1590357

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM296082856