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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 73:412-419 doi:10.1136/jnnp.73.4.412
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Neck muscle vibration induces lasting recovery in spatial neglect

Table 1

Demographic and clinical data of the 20 neglect patients according to treatment sequence (CS, combination-standard; SC, standard-combination)

Lesion Line bisection* Copying† Drawing‡
Patient Age (years) Sex Education (years) Time of onset (months) Aetiology Site Visual field defect, sparing (°) Motricity L M R MPD L R L R
*Schenkenberg: omissions (L, M, R) and MPD.
†Rey-Osterrieth figure.
‡Scores according to Schenkenberg from 0=unimpaired to 3=severely impaired.
F, frontal; H, haemorrhage; HA, hemiamblyopia; HH, homonymous hemianopia; I, ischaemia; IC, internal capsule; L, left; M, middle; MPD, mean percentage deviation; O, occipital; P, parietal; QA, quadranopia; R, right; S, striatum; SC, subcortical; T, temporal; Tr, head trauma; WM, white matter.
Group CS
WK 43 M 17 4 I F,T,P,SC HA, 4° Paresis 3 0 0 43.42 2/5 0/9 3 2
FE 30 F 10 5 H T,P,SC HH, 2° Plegia 2 0 0 39.86 5/5 2/9 3 1
SK 51 M 10 4 I T,P,SC QA, 50° Paresis 1 0 0 29.67 4/5 0/9 3 1
HB 52 F 10 13 H F,T,P,O,SC HH, 5° Paresis 5 2 0 50.92 5/5 1/9 3 1
BC 49 F 11 3 I T,SC HH, 3° Paresis 5 4 0 70.70 5/5 3/9 3 2
GK 59 M 17 3 I T,SC HH, 3° Paresis 4 1 0 71.95 5/5 3/9 3 2
SU 48 F 10 3.5 H F,T,SC HH, 2° Paresis 4 2 0 59.81 4/5 0/9 3 2
WA 78 M 8 2 H T,WM Normal, 63° Plegia 2 1 0 46.32 1/5 0/9 1 0
KJ 52 M 10 2 I F,T,P,O,SC HH, 3° Paresis 6 3 1 63.00 5/5 1/9 3 2
OE 24 M 9 5.5 Tr T,P,WM HH, 4° Paresis 2 0 0 51.38 3/5 2/9 2 1
Group SC
RM 56 M 8 2 I T,P,WM Normal, 74° Paresis 5 3 1 43.51 3/5 0/9 3 2
DR 20 M 12 30 Tr F,T,P,O,SC HH, 2° Paresis 1 0 0 17.28 2/5 0/9 2 2
PK 51 M 9 5 I T,IC,S HH, 3° Paresis 2 1 0 23.00 1/5 0/9 2 1
MA 57 F 12 3 I O,IC,S,WM HH, 2° Paresis 4 4 0 63.96 3/5 1/9 3 1
KC 60 F 10 2 H T,P,IC QA, 10° Paresis 3 0 0 51.07 3/5 0/9 2 0
MK 30 F 13 5 Tr F,T,P,O,SC HH, 5° Paresis 6 2 1 63.70 5/5 2/9 3 2
SJ 58 F 16 2.5 I T,P,SC HH, 3° Paresis 4 1 0 47.31 2/5 1/9 2 1
TH 65 F 10 2 I T,P,O,SC HH, 5° Plegia 5 2 0 68.32 5/5 2/9 2 1
MM 38 F 10 2.5 H F,T,P,SC HH, 12° Paresis 0 0 0 43.33 5/5 2/9 3 1
KM 53 F 9 2 H T,P,SC QA, 10° Paresis 4 1 0 58.99 5/5 2/9 3 2

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