Balint syndrome is a neuropsychiatric syndrome that can occur with bilateral lesions of the Parietal lobe.
History
The syndrome was first described in 1909 by the Austro-Hungarian neurologist and psychiatrist Rezső Bálint in a case report [^1].
Clinical presentation
Balint syndrome is characterized by pathological constriction of the visual attentional field, impaired visuospatial orientation, and impaired intentional visual control of gaze and reaching[^2].
Etiology
Balint syndrome is associated with bilateral parietal lesions.