Cognitive rehabilitation for spatial neglect following stroke

Cognitive rehabilitation for spatial neglect following stroke.

BACKGROUND Unilateral spatial neglect causes difficulty attending to one side of space. Various rehabilitation interventions have been used but evidence of their benefit is lacking. OBJECTIVES To assess whether cognitive rehabilitation improves functional independence, neglect (as measured using standardised assessments), destination on discharge, falls, balance, depression/anxiety and qualit...

Spatial neglect: is rehabilitation effective?

Selection Criteria We selected controlled trials of cognitive rehabilitation for neglect in which at least 75% of the sample were stroke patients or separate stroke data were available. Two reviewers independently selected trials, extracted data, and assessed trial quality. We included 15 studies (8 in the United States, 7 in Europe) with 400 participants. A large number of different outcome me...

Plasticity in spatial neglect: recovery and rehabilitation.

Hemineglect (synonymous: unilateral spatial neglect) denotes the impaired or lost ability to react to or process sensory stimuli (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, imaginal) presented in the hemispace contralateral to a lesioned cerebral hemisphere or to act upon such stimuli motorically (motor neglect). Despite recovery of the most obvious signs of hemineglect in the first 2–3 months after...

Cognitive Rehabilitation Interventions for Neglect and Related Disorders: Moving from Bench to Bedside in Stroke Patients

The spatial neglect syndrome, defined by asymmetric attention and action not attributed to primary motor or sensory dysfunction and accompanied by functional disability, is a major cause of post-stroke morbidity. In this review, we consider the challenges and obstacles facing scientific researches wishing to evaluate the mechanisms and effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions. Spatial negl...

Virtual Reality for Enriched Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients with Spatial Neglect