PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of two rehabilitation techniques for unilateral spatial neglect, contra-lesional limb activation and sustained attention training, on impaired activities of daily living. METHODS: Two single case, time-series designs incorporating baseline, intervention and post-intervention phases. RESULTS: Significant improvements were observed in both neuropsychological measures and in the independent performance of everyday activities coincident with the start of training. The benefits were well maintained during the post-training period. CONCLUSIONS: The results support the use of the two techniques in achieving functional goals for unilateral neglect patients.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of two rehabilitation techniques for unilateral spatial neglect, contra-lesional limb activation and sustained attention training, on impaired activities of daily living. METHODS: Two single case, time-series designs incorporating baseline, intervention and post-intervention phases. RESULTS: Significant improvements were observed in both neuropsychological measures and in the independent performance of everyday activities coincident with the start of training. The benefits were well maintained during the post-training period. CONCLUSIONS: The results support the use of the two techniques in achieving functional goals for unilateral neglect patients.
Authors: Walter Sturm; M Thimm; F Binkofski; H Horoufchin; G R Fink; J Küst; H Karbe; K Willmes Journal: Front Hum Neurosci Date: 2013-07-30 Impact factor: 3.169
Authors: Nikos Gorgoraptis; Yee-Haur Mah; Bjoern Machner; Victoria Singh-Curry; Paresh Malhotra; Maria Hadji-Michael; David Cohen; Robert Simister; Ajoy Nair; Elena Kulinskaya; Nick Ward; Richard Greenwood; Masud Husain Journal: Brain Date: 2012-07-02 Impact factor: 13.501