[Topographical Disorientation in Patients with Brain Impairment].

The paper describes symptoms, pathogenesis and variants of topographic disorientation. The restorative and compensatory rehabilitation strategies in topographical disorientation are reviewed. It has been concluded that clarification of the variant of topographic disorientation and selection of optimal neurorehabilitation strategies is of great importance for improving medical and social outcomes in patients with stroke and other focal brain lesions.