ForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointEdition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSLogInSignUpIt'sFree!Edition:ENGLISHDEUTSCHESPAÑOLFRANÇAISPORTUGUÊSRegisterLogInNoResultsNoResultsForYouNews&PerspectiveDrugs&DiseasesCME&EducationAcademyVideoDecisionPointclosePleaseconfirmthatyouwouldliketologoutofMedscape.Ifyoulogout,youwillberequiredtoenteryourusernameandpasswordthenexttimeyouvisit.LogoutCancelhttps://profreg.medscape.com/px/getpracticeprofile.do?method=getProfessionalProfile&urlCache=aHR0cDovL2VtZWRpY2luZS5tZWRzY2FwZS5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS8xMTM2NDc0LW92ZXJ2aWV3processing....Drugs&Diseases>NeurologySpatialNeglectUpdated:Jun19,2018Author:AMBarrett,MD,FAAN,FANA,FASNR;ChiefEditor:JasvinderChawla,MD,MBA more...ShareEmailPrintFeedbackCloseFacebookTwitterLinkedInGoogle+SectionsSpatialNeglectSectionsSpatialNeglectOverviewEtiologyMechanismsandMorbiditiesinSpatialNeglectEpidemiologyPrognosisHistoryandPhysicalExaminationDifferentialDiagnosisLabStudiesImagingStudiesNeurologicExamApproachtotheCareofSpatialNeglectPatientsConsultationsMedicationsSafetyIssuesShowAllMediaGalleryReferencesOverviewOverviewSpatialneglectisabehavioralsyndromeoccurringafterbraininjury.Spatialneglectisdefinedaspathologicallyasymmetricspatialbehavior,causedbyabrainlesionandresultingindisability.[1,2,3]Asweidentifyinput,knowledgestorage,andoutputinformationprocessingstagesinaphasiaandothercognitivedisorders,[4] wecanalsoidentifymodular,stagewisespatialcognitiveprocessing.Perceptual-attentionalWhereinput,Whererepresentational,andmotor-intentionalAimingoutputcanbeseparatelyimpairedinspatialneglect,orimpairedincombination.[5] Whenpatientsareidentifiedashavingspatialneglect,theirdeficitsmustnotbefullyattributabletoprimarysensorydeficits(e.g.,hemianopia)ormotordisturbance(e.g.,hemiparesis).Treatmentforspatialneglectfocusesonvisuomotor,cognitive,andbehavioraltraining,inarehabilitationprogramincludingspecificexercises.Thereisemerginginformationonbiologicalapproachestotreatthisdisor