Balint's syndrome

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Balint's syndrome has been found in patients with bilateral damage to the posterior parietal cortex. The primary cause of the damage and the syndrome can originate from multiple strokes, Alzheimer's disease, intracranial tumors, or brain injury. This syndrome is caused by damage to the posterior superior watershed areas aka the parietal-occipital vascular border zone (Brodmann's areas 19 and 7). Balint's Syndrome has only recently been reported in children (Gillen and Dutton, 2003). In children this syndrome results in a variety of occupational difficulties, but most notably difficulties in schoolwork, especially reading.