TY - JOUR T1 - The assessment of visuo-spatial neglect after acute stroke. JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry SP - 345 LP - 350 DO - 10.1136/jnnp.54.4.345 VL - 54 IS - 4 AU - S P Stone AU - B Wilson AU - A Wroot AU - P W Halligan AU - L S Lange AU - J C Marshall AU - R J Greenwood Y1 - 1991/04/01 UR - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/54/4/345.abstract N2 - Forty four consecutive patients with acute hemispheric stroke and forty seven elderly controls with no neurological disease were assessed for visuo-spatial neglect, using a modified neglect test battery. Neglect was found to be equally common in patients with right hemisphere and left hemisphere stroke three days after stroke (72% versus 62%). It was more severe in those with a right hemisphere stroke and resolved more frequently in those with a left hemisphere stroke. The battery was validated against an occupational therapist's assessment of neglect on self-care tasks. The inter-observer reliability was good and it was possible to monitor changes over time with the battery. ER -