Luca Zigiotto, Gabriele Amorosino, Francesca Saviola, Jorge Jovicich, Luciano Annicchiarico, Umberto Rozzanigo, Emanuele Olivetti, Paolo Avesani, Silvio Sarubbo
Patients with unilateral spatial neglect (USN) are unable to explore or to report stimuli presented in the left personal and extra-personal space. USN is usually caused by lesion of the right parietal lobe: nowadays, it is also clear the key role of structural connections (the second and the third branch of the right Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus, respectively, SLF II and III) and functional networks (Dorsal and Ventral Attention Network, respectively, DAN and VAN) in USN. In this multimodal case report, we have merged those structural and functional information derived from a patient with a right parietal lobe tumour and USN before surgery...
July 10, 2023: Journal of Neuropsychology