Shifting Spatial Neglect With Repeated Line Bisections: Possible Role of Lateralized Attentional Fatigue

Conclusions: The patient’s left-to-right shift with repeated trials suggests either fatigue from an attempted compensation for leftward inattention or habituation of a contralesional spatial attentional attraction, revealing contralesional left-sided neglect in both the left and right spaces. Future studies are needed to learn if other patients show similar or different deficits with repetition, and how best to treat them.
Source: Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology - Category: Neurology Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research