Rezso Bálint (physician)
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Rezső Bálint was an Austro-Hungarian neurologist
and psychiatrist
notable as the discoverer of Balint's syndrome
. He is not to be confused with the contemporary Hungarian landscape painter
of the same name.
Neurologist
A neurologist is a physician who specializes in neurology, and is trained to investigate, or diagnose and treat neurological disorders.Neurology is the medical specialty related to the human nervous system. The nervous system encompasses the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. A specialist...
and psychiatrist
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
notable as the discoverer of Balint's syndrome
Balint's syndrome
Bálint's syndrome is an uncommon and incompletely understood triad of severe neuropsychological impairments: inability to perceive the visual field as a whole , difficulty in fixating the eyes , and inability to move the hand to a specific object by using vision...
. He is not to be confused with the contemporary Hungarian landscape painter
Rezso Bálint
Rezső Bálint was a Hungarian painter known for his landscape paintings. He is not to be confused with the contemporary Austro-Hungarian neurologist of the same name.-Biography:...
of the same name.