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Bálint's syndrome

Bálint's syndrome noun: a triad of severe neuropsychological impairments: simultanagnosia, oculomotor apraxia, and optic ataxia.

Noun

Bálint's syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A triad of severe neuropsychological impairments: simultanagnosia, oculomotor apraxia, and optic ataxia.

Origin of Bálint's syndrome

Named in 1909 for the Austro-Hungarian neurologist Rezső Bálint, who first identified it.

Questions about Bálint's syndrome

What does Bálint's syndrome mean?
Bálint's syndrome means a triad of severe neuropsychological impairments: simultanagnosia, oculomotor apraxia, and optic ataxia.
What part of speech is Bálint's syndrome?
Bálint's syndrome is a noun.

Words near Bálint's syndrome in the dictionary

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