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Generated 12 Oct 2026
Ophthalmology · Ophthalmology / Neuro-ophthalmology Balint syndrome
Also known as: Bálint–Holmes syndrome
Simultanagnosia, optic ataxia and oculomotor apraxia.
- Medical specialty
- Ophthalmology
- Subspecialty
- Ophthalmology / Neuro-ophthalmology
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: rare
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
Etiology & mechanism
Bilateral parieto-occipital damage.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded.
Symptoms & signs (4)
oculomotor apraxiaoptic ataxiasimultanagnosiavisual disorientation