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Balint's Syndrome is a poorly understood disorder of one's visual and spatial processing. Key characteristics include inability to perceive the visual field as a whole, difficulty in fixating the eyes, and inability to move the hand to a specific object by using vision.
How do members experience Balint's syndrome?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Balint's syndrome*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for Balint's syndrome*
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Balint's Syndrome is a poorly understood disorder of one's visual and spatial processing. Key characteristics include inability to perceive the visual field as a whole, difficulty in fixating the eyes, and inability to move the hand to a specific object by using vision.
Common symptoms reported by people with Balint's syndrome
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for Balint's syndrome
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Compare treatments taken by people with Balint's syndrome
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have Balint's syndrome through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with Balint's syndrome? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has Balint's syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?
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