Neglect in children

Three children developed neglect following right‐hemispheric lesions. In the first, computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a striatoinsular infarction. In the second, CT revealed a large meningioma compressing the right hemisphere, and in the third, CT revealed two intracerbrall hemorrhages in the posterior parietal and ocupital lobes. Neglect in these children produced a clinical picture comparable to that occurring in adults, but there was a rapid and complete recovery. The paucity of reports of neglect in children may be a function of the rapid recovery, the phenomenon being missed if not looked for in the acute atage. We conclude that, at least for children aged aged 6 years or more, the right hemisphere is dominant for directed selective attention.