Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: Ten right-handed patients with hemispatial neglect caused by right hemisphere ischemic strokes were randomly allocated to 1 of 2 study groups: visual scanning (n = 5), mental practice (n = 5). Five additional patients were included in a control group. Three evaluations for hemispatial neglect and the FIM were carried out in the intervention groups: pretreatment, at the end of the intervention period, and 3 months after that intervention period. Control patients were evaluated twice within a 2-month interval. RESULTS: There was a significant difference among the 3 groups in Behavioral Inattention Test (BIT) score changes (P = .047) and in FIM self-care item score changes (P = .035), the visual scanning protocol being responsible for these differences both in BIT (P = .008) and in FIM self-care item scores (P = .016). The positive functional effects of visual scanning were partially retained at the end of the follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS: Visual scanning should probably be considered preferable to mental practice protocols in the treatment of hemispatial neglect patients.
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Authors | Hebert Pereira Ferreira, Manuel Alvim Leite Lopes, Ronir Raggio Luiz, Lídia Cardoso, Charles André |
Journal | Topics in stroke rehabilitation
(Top Stroke Rehabil)
2011 Mar-Apr
Vol. 18
Issue 2
Pg. 155-61
ISSN: 1074-9357 [Print] England |
PMID | 21447465
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Topics |
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Attention
(physiology)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Imagery, Psychotherapy
(methods)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neuropsychological Tests
- Perceptual Disorders
(physiopathology, rehabilitation)
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Pilot Projects
- Retrospective Studies
- Self Care
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Visual Perception
(physiology)
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