Aggenbach, Laura

Buunk, Anne M

Feenstra, Froukje A

Rijtema, Gijs

Stirler, Vincent M A

BACKGROUND: Bálint's syndrome is characterized by the triad of ocular apraxia, dorsal simultanagnosia and optic ataxia. It most commonly occurs following bilateral parieto-occipital brain injury, for which several aetiologies have been described.CASE DESCRIPTION: We present a case of a 39-year-old male with penetrating brain injury following a suicide attempt with a crossbow. A CT scan of the head revealed the intracranial position of the arrow, piercing the parietal and occipital cortex from the left-parietal direction with the tip on the right parietal bone. After surgical removal of the arrow, visuospatial symptoms persisted that were consistent with Bálint's syndrome. The characteristic symptoms, patho-anatomy and treatment of this syndrome are discussed in this article.CONCLUSION: The patient in this case had visual impairment following a suicide attempt with a crossbow. On the basis of neurological and neuropsychological assessments, the triad of ocular apraxia, dorsal simultanagnosia and optic ataxia was observed, characteristic of Bálint's syndrome.</p

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Visual impairment following a suicide attempt with a crossbow

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