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Integrating visual search, eye movement training and reversing prism exposure in the treatment of Balint-Holmes syndrome: a single case report.

Francesco PanicoAngela AriniPierluigi CantoneClaudio CrisciLuigi Trojano
Published in: Topics in stroke rehabilitation (2021)
Objective: For the first time, we administered reversing prism exposure to treat optic ataxia in a single patient with Balint-Holmes Syndrome (BHS), who also underwent specific trainings for simultanagnosia and ocular apraxia.Method and Results: By an introduction and withdrawal experimental design, we observed that the active treatment periods improved patient's visuospatial defects and functional autonomy.Conclusions: We thus provided a proof of principle supporting the use of reversing prism exposure in optic ataxia within an integrated and personalized rehabilitative approach for BHS.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • optical coherence tomography
  • early onset
  • optic nerve
  • combination therapy