Left Unilateral Neglect in a Preschool Child

The authors present a case of transient left hemispatial inattention following traumatic brain injury in a three‐year‐old child. Computed tomographic scan revealed a small right frontal and a right temporo‐parietal contusion. Stimuli were developed to quantify the response difference between hemifields in this pre‐literate child. Hemispatial inattention showed resolution at 19 days post‐trauma and had completely resolved six months later. These findings suggest that right hemisphere systems subserve visually guided attention before six years of age.