Question

Matthew has Balint's syndrome. During an exam, his doctor holds two items up in front of Matthew, a comb in his left visual field and a pen in his right visual field. Which item will Matthew be able to see?

Answer 1

Answer:

Matthew will not be able to distinguish visual fields and would not clearly see either the pen or comb.

Explanation:

Balint’s syndrome is a rare neurological disorder involving the parietal lobes, which causes:

• Oculomotor Apraxia: The inability to intentionally move your eyes towards an object.
• Optic Ataxia: The inability to accurately reach for something you're looking at.
• Visual Simultagnosia: An inability to see the whole picture. Instead, if you have Balint's syndrome, you only see parts of the whole.