RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The assessment of visuo-spatial neglect after acute stroke.
JF Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
JO J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 345
OP 350
DO 10.1136/jnnp.54.4.345
VO 54
IS 4
A1 S P Stone
A1 B Wilson
A1 A Wroot
A1 P W Halligan
A1 L S Lange
A1 J C Marshall
A1 R J Greenwood
YR 1991
UL http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/54/4/345.abstract
AB 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.