Pharmacological interventions for unilateral spatial neglect after stroke

Rehabilitation Interventions for Unilateral Neglect after Stroke: A Systematic Review from 1997 through 2012

A systematic review of the effectiveness of rehabilitation for persons with unilateral neglect (UN) after stroke was conducted by searching the computerized databases from 1997 through 2012. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of neglect treatment strategies for stroke patients which used the Behavioral Inattention Test (BIT) as the primary outcome measure were eligible for inclusion. Out of 20...

Swan Unilateral Spatial Neglect

Reasons for variability in the reported rate of occurrence of unilateral spatial neglect after stroke.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We sought to determine the frequency of occurrence of contralesional unilateral spatial neglect (USN) after stroke and to investigate the effect of side of lesion, nature of assessment tool used, and timing of assessment relative to stroke onset. METHODS We performed a systematic review of published reports, identified by a search of electronic databases (MEDLINE 1966-1...

Neurobiology of unilateral spatial neglect.

Hemispatial neglect is a common and disabling consequence of stroke. Earlier studies aimed to identify a single area of the brain where damage caused neglect and sought a single disrupted process that could account for the symptoms. Recent studies have shifted toward identifying component processes and representations underlying spatial attention required for various tasks and identifying areas...

The neural basis of anosognosia for spatial neglect after stroke.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The present study investigated the lesion anatomy of anosognosia for visuospatial neglect resulting from right hemispheric stroke. METHODS In 63 patients, self-ratings of performance in paper-and-pencil tests were contrasted with external performance ratings. Lesion analysis was conducted on patient subgroups with different degrees of anosognosia but comparable visuospa...