@article{ref1,
title="Visual impairment following a suicide attempt with a crossbow",
journal="Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde",
year="2020",
author="Feenstra, Froukje A. and Aggenbach, Laura and Rijtema, Gijs and Buunk, Anne M. and Stirler, Vincent M. A.",
volume="164",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Bálint's syndrome is characterized by the triad of ocular apraxia, dorsal simultanagnosia and optic ataxia. It most commonly occurs following bilateral parieto-occipital brain injury, for which several aetiologies have been described. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present a case of a 39-year-old male with penetrating brain injury following a suicide attempt with a crossbow. A CT scan of the head revealed the intracranial position of the arrow, piercing the parietal and occipital cortex from the left-parietal direction with the tip on the right parietal bone. After surgical removal of the arrow, visuospatial symptoms persisted that were consistent with Bálint's syndrome. The characteristic symptoms, patho-anatomy and treatment of this syndrome are discussed in this article. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The patient in this case had visual impairment following a suicide attempt with a crossbow. On the basis of neurological and neuropsychological assessments, the triad of ocular apraxia, dorsal simultanagnosia and optic ataxia was observed, characteristic of Bálint's syndrome.<p /> <p>Language: nl</p>",
language="nl",
issn="0028-2162",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}