Visual Neglect After an Isolated Lesion of the Superior Colliculus

JAMA Neurol. 2021 Dec 1;78(12):1531-1533. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.3863.

Thomas Nyffeler^{1

2

3}, Brigitte C Kaufmann^{1

4}, Dario Cazzoli^{1

2

5}

¹ Neurocenter, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland.
² Gerontechnology and Rehabilitation Group, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
³ Perception and Eye Movement Laboratory, Department of Neurology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
⁴ CNRS, Institut du Cerveau-Paris Brain Institute-ICM, Inserm, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
⁵ Department of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Abstract

This case report describes an otherwise healthy young woman with a small abscess confined to the right superior colliculus.