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PRONUNCIATION OF UNILATERAL NEGLECT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNILATERAL NEGLECT

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Unilateral neglect is a noun.
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WHAT DOES UNILATERAL NEGLECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hemispatial neglect

Hemispatial neglect, also called hemiagnosia, hemineglect, unilateral neglect, spatial neglect, contralateral neglect, unilateral visual inattention, hemi-inattention or neglect syndrome is a neuropsychological condition in which, after damage to one hemisphere of the brain is sustained, a deficit in attention to and awareness of one side of space is observed. It is defined by the inability of a person to process and perceive stimuli on one side of the body or environment that is not due to a lack of sensation. Hemispatial neglect is very commonly contralateral to the damaged hemisphere, but instances of ipsilesional neglect have been reported.

Definition of unilateral neglect in the English dictionary

The definition of unilateral neglect in the dictionary is a symptom of brain damage in which a person is unaware of one side of his body and of anything in the external world on the same side.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNILATERAL NEGLECT

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unillumed
unilluminated
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unillusioned
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WORDS THAT END LIKE UNILATERAL NEGLECT

benign neglect
collect
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intellect
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pre-select
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self-neglect

Synonyms and antonyms of unilateral neglect in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unilateral neglect» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNILATERAL NEGLECT

Find out the translation of unilateral neglect to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unilateral neglect from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unilateral neglect» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

单侧忽略
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

negligencia unilateral
570 millions of speakers

English

unilateral neglect
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एकतरफा उपेक्षा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإهمال من جانب واحد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

одностороннее игнорирование
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

negligência unilateral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একতরফা অবহেলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

négligence unilatérale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecuaian unilateral
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einseitige Vernachlässigung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

半側無視
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일방적 방치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengabaian sepihak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bỏ bê đơn phương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒருதலைப்பட்ச புறக்கணிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकतर्फी दुर्लक्ष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tek taraflı ihmal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

negligenza unilaterale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jednostronne zaniedbanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

одностороннє ігнорування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neglijare unilaterală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μονόπλευρη παραμέληση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eensydige verwaarlosing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ensidig försummelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unilateral omsorgssvikt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unilateral neglect

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNILATERAL NEGLECT»

The term «unilateral neglect» is used very little and occupies the 159.230 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNILATERAL NEGLECT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unilateral neglect

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNILATERAL NEGLECT»

Discover the use of unilateral neglect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unilateral neglect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Unilateral Neglect: Clinical And Experimental Studies
Posner has suggested that one aspect of orientation (i.e. disengagement) is a central aspect of unilateral neglect. In the absence of evidence for differing hemispheric specialisation for orientation, it is difficult to explain the preponderance of ...
Neuropsychologist Mrc Applied Psychology Unit Ian Robertson, John Marshall, Ian Robertson, 2013
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NURSING INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE UNILATERAL NEGLECT IN RIGHT ...
stroke patients.
SAWSAN MAJALI AL-MAHASNEH, 1991
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Frontiers in Cognitive Neuroscience
Unilateral neglect reflects a disturbance in the spatial distribution of directed attention. A review of unilateral neglect syndromes in monkeys and humans suggests that four cerebral regions provide an integrated network for the modulation of ...
Stephen Michael Kosslyn, Richard A. Andersen, 1995
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Attention and Performance XV: Conscious and Nonconscious ...
q A Object-Based Attentional Mechanisms: Evidence from Patients with Unilateral Neglect Marlene Behrmann and Steven P. Tipper ABSTRACT There exists much debate concerning the status of the "neglected" information in patients who ...
Carlo Umiltà, Morris Moscovitch, 1994
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TMS Improvement of Human Cognitive Abilities
Since its discovery as a neurologic deficit, spatial unilateral neglect has been regarded as a symptom with a remarkable localizing value, which indicates a lesion of the parietal lobe [1, 9,12,20]. The clinical evidence, further supported in  ...
J. E. Desmond, A. Pascual-leone, 2006
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Spatial Neglect: A Clinical Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment
This book brings the reader up to date with the latest advances in understanding spatial neglect, insofar as this contributes to better clinical assessment, management and treatment.
Peter W Halligan,, Ian Robertson, 2014
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Neurophysiological and Neuropsychological Aspects of Spatial ...
... but merely restates the finding. So itis with unilateral neglect. Itis noexplanation of unilateral neglect of person that the lesion has compromised "the body schema " or of unilateral neglect of space that it has damaged a center for "attention".
M. Jeannerod, 1987
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Principles of Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology
Functional Anatomy Of Unilateral Neglect Influential papers on left neglect by Brain,” Patterson and Zangwillm and McFie and colleagues?” designated the parietal lobe as a principal site of damage although many of the patients had either ...
M.-Marsel Mesulam Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry Northwestern University School of Medicine, 2000
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The Cognitive Neuroscience of Consciousness
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, 17 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, UK Abstract We review recent evidence from studies of patients with unilateral neglect and/or extinction, who suffer from a loss of ...
Stanislas Dehaene, 2001
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Concise Guide to Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology, ...
DISTURBANCES OF VISUOSPATIAL ATTENTION Unilateral Neglect Unilateral ( or hemispatial) neglect refers to a lack of attention to events and actions in one- half of space. Neglect may involve all sensory modalities — visual, auditory, and  ...
Jeffrey L. Cummings, Michael R. Trimble, 2008

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNILATERAL NEGLECT»

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A Brain Injury Could Make Your World Look Like This
Patients with visual neglect don't understand that they can't see to their left. If they can't ... (A clock, as drawn by a person with unilateral neglect. And shaving by ... «io9, Mar 15»
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Mirror therapy boon for patients suffering from unilateral neglect
Total 30 stroke patients, who had unilateral neglect due to parietal lobe (a part of the brain) lesion, indicated early improvement with the help of mirror therapy. «Hindustan Times, Nov 13»
3
Having it all - until you can't
The title refers to the little-known condition of left side neglect - also called hemispatial or unilateral neglect - which is a result of an injury to the right hemisphere ... «Globe and Mail, Jan 11»
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Virtual Reality – New Steps in Stroke Rehabilitation
Unilateral neglect is a condition where the patient is unable to identify or respond to any sensory on the affected side of the body; and is more common is a ... «GNIF Brain Blogger, Jul 08»
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Neglected Facets of Unilateral Neglect: Non-spatial Attention and …
Most readers of this blog are probably familiar with “unilateral neglect,” one of several behavioral manifestations of brain damage to the parietal lobe. Perhaps ... «ScienceBlogs, Jul 08»

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