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Corticobasal Ganglionic Degeneration With Balint's Syndrome

Received May 20, 1999; revised August 20, 1999; accepted November 19, 1999. From the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine. Address correspondence to Dr. Mendez, Neurobehavior Unit (116AF), VA Greater Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90073; e-mail: mmendez{at}UCLA.edu

ABSTRACT

Corticobasal ganglionic degeneration (CBGD) is a neurodegenerative dementia characterized by asymmetric parkinsonism, ideomotor apraxia, myoclonus, dystonia, and the alien hand syndrome. This report describes a patient with CBGD who developed Balint's syndrome with simultanagnosia, oculomotor apraxia, and optic ataxia.

Key Words: Balint's Syndrome • Corticobasal Ganglionic Degeneration • Dystonia

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