Table 1.
Profiles of children with features of Balint's syndrome.
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at presentation to the clinic | 8 years | 4 years | 7 years | 11 years | 7 years |
| Gender | Male | Male | Male | Male | Female |
| Gestational age | 32 weeks | 40 weeks | 36 weeks | 32 weeks | 36 weeks |
| Birth weight | 1.2 kg | 2.5 kg | 1.8 kg | 2.25 kg | 2.0 kg |
| Antenatal complications | Pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Effect of visual disability | Poor performance at school | Clumsiness | Poor performance at school | Poor performance at school | Poor performance at school |
| Visual acuity | 6/60 | 6/48 | 6/24 | 6/6 | 6/24 |
| Fundus | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
| Simultanagnostic visual dysfunction | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Optic ataxia | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Apraxia of gaze | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Problems with clutter, crowd, and lower field defect | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Difficulties recognizing faces, words, shapes, and objects | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Radiological findings | Biparietooccipital gliosis + corpus callosum thinning |
Biparietooccipital gliosis + corpus callosum thinning |
Bilateral occipital gliosis + corpus callosum thinning | Biparietal gliosis + corpus callosum thinning | Mild posterior parietooccipital gliosis |