Integrating visual search, eye movement training and reversing prism exposure in the treatment of Balint-Holmes syndrome: a single case report

ABSTRACT

Objective

For the first time, we administered reversing prism exposure to treat optic ataxia in a single patient with Balint-Holmes Syndrome (BHS), who also underwent specific trainings for simultanagnosia and ocular apraxia.

Method and Results

By an introduction and withdrawal experimental design, we observed that the active treatment periods improved patient’s visuospatial defects and functional autonomy.

Conclusions

We thus provided a proof of principle supporting the use of reversing prism exposure in optic ataxia within an integrated and personalized rehabilitative approach for BHS.

KEYWORDS:

• Balint-Holmes syndrome
• rehabilitation
• optic ataxia
• prism exposure
• visuo-spatial disorders

Author contributions

FP and AA collected the data and wrote the first draft; LT, CC and PC revised original manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Additional information

Funding

FP received funding from the program V:ALERE2019 Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, D.R. 907/2019, prot. n. 148008, 4/10/2019.