RIGHT PERSONAL NEGLECT FOLLOWING A LEFT-HEMISPHERE STROKE - A CASE-REPORT

Neglect phenomena may occur in both extrapersonal and personal space. Whereas extrapersonal neglect has been found associated with both righ t-and left-sided brain lesions, no case of right personal neglect foll owing a left-sided lesion has been so far reported. We describe a righ t-handed female patient who, after two left-hemisphere strokes, exhibi ted a florid personal neglect, but no extrapersonal neglect, anosognos ia or somatoparaphrenia. The symptom persisted for a few weeks and the n gradually disappeared. At least in the early phase of disease, a per sonal neglect can also be observed in patients with left brain damage.