Allocentric and egocentric spatial impairments in a case of topographical disorientation

Nyffeler, Thomas; Gutbrod, Klemens; Pflugshaupt, Tobias; von Wartburg, Roman; Hess, Christian W; Müri, René M (2005). Allocentric and egocentric spatial impairments in a case of topographical disorientation. Cortex, 41(2), pp. 133-43. Amsterdam: Elsevier 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70888-8

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We describe a patient with a topographical disorientation after a stroke of the right mediotemporooccipital lobe including the parahippocampal cortex (PHC). Clinical observations and neuropsychological testing reveal an impairment of allocentric spatial representations as well as impairments of visuospatial learning and memory. These findings are in accordance with the well-known function of the PHC in topographical disorientation. As a new finding, results from oculomotor tasks show additional impairments of the egocentric spatial coordinate frame suggesting that in topographical disorientation due to a lesion of the right mediotemporooccipital lobe not only allocentric but also egocentric visuospatial functions are disturbed.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Neurology

UniBE Contributor:

Nyffeler, Thomas, Gutbrod, Klemens, Hess, Christian Walter

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0010-9452

ISBN:

15714896

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 15:05

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:20

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70888-8

PubMed ID:

15714896

Web of Science ID:

000226935100006

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/28428 (FactScience: 120721)

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