Which of the following is a visuospatial/perceptual deficit after stroke?

• A. Hemispatial neglect
• B. Agnosia
• C. Agnosia and apraxia
• D. Spasticity

Answer: (C)

Visuospatial and perceptual deficits after a stroke involve trouble with understanding where things are in space or recognizing objects within that space. Hemispatial neglect is the classic example: after a stroke, a person may ignore or not attend to one side of space, often the left side, even though their eyes and vision are intact. This reflects a disruption in spatial attention and perception, not in basic vision or muscle control.

Agnosia, by contrast, is a perceptual problem where a person cannot recognize objects, people, or sounds despite having normal sensory input. It’s about recognition, not about where things are in space. When agnosia occurs with apraxia, there are additional motor planning difficulties—apraxia is about how to perform movements, not about perceiving space itself. Spasticity is increased muscle tone and is a motor issue, not a perceptual or spatial processing problem.

So the deficit that best fits a visuospatial/perceptual impairment after stroke is hemispatial neglect.