Rehabilitation of unilateral neglect: Evidence-based medicine
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Unilateral Neglect: Assessment and Rehabilitation
Over 795,000 individuals in the U.S. suffer from strokes annually, with 610,000 accounting for first attacks. Stroke represents the fifth leading cause of death and resulting long-term disability in the United States. Unilateral neglect (UN) is a disabling characteristic of stroke, occurring from lesion damage to one hemisphere of the brain. Individuals with UN do not respond normally to object...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1877-0657
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2016.10.006