Confabulations Related to Tacit Awareness in Visual Neglect

The case of a man with left-sided visuospatial neglect is reported. His performance on a test for neglect, the “burning house test”, is analysed and compared with that of other patients referred to in the literature. We suggest that the confabulations neglect patients may produce when confronted wit...

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Main Authors: L. Manning, L. D. Kartsounis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1993-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1993-6406
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description The case of a man with left-sided visuospatial neglect is reported. His performance on a test for neglect, the “burning house test”, is analysed and compared with that of other patients referred to in the literature. We suggest that the confabulations neglect patients may produce when confronted with this test reflect the degree of preconscious awareness for left-sided features.
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spelling doaj-art-a20c77c03ca84ef5a06b40f979c15b922025-02-03T01:01:42ZengWileyBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85841993-01-016421121310.3233/BEN-1993-6406Confabulations Related to Tacit Awareness in Visual NeglectL. Manning0L. D. Kartsounis1National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1 3BG, UKNational Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1 3BG, UKThe case of a man with left-sided visuospatial neglect is reported. His performance on a test for neglect, the “burning house test”, is analysed and compared with that of other patients referred to in the literature. We suggest that the confabulations neglect patients may produce when confronted with this test reflect the degree of preconscious awareness for left-sided features.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BEN-1993-6406
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