Right spatial neglect after left hemisphere stroke: qualitative and quantitative study. Beis, J., Keller, C, Morin, N, Bartolomeo, P., Bernati, T, Chokron, S, Leclercq, M, Louis-Dreyfus, A, Marchal, F, Martin, Y, Perennou, D, Pradat-Diehl, P, Prairial, C, Rode, G, Rousseaux, M, Samuel, C, Siéroff, E, Wiart, L, & Azouvi, P Neurology, 63(9):1600–5, November, 2004.
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OBJECTIVES: Comparatively little research has been conducted on right neglect after left brain damage. The authors sought to assess contralateral neglect in subacute left hemisphere stroke patients using a comprehensive test battery validated in a large control group after right hemisphere stroke. METHODS: Seventy-eight left hemisphere stroke patients were assessed. The test battery included a preliminary assessment of anosognosia and visual extinction, a clinical assessment of gaze orientation and personal neglect, and paper-and-pencil tests of spatial neglect in the peripersonal space. Only nonverbal tests were used. RESULTS: Drawing and cancellation tasks revealed neglect in 10 to 13% of patients. The combined battery was more sensitive than any single test alone. A total of 43.5% of patients showed some degree of neglect on at least one measure. Anatomic analyses showed that neglect was more common and severe when the posterior association cortex was damaged. CONCLUSIONS: The frequency of occurrence of right neglect was, as expected, much lower than that reported in a study using the same assessment battery in right brain damage stroke patients. Nevertheless, neglect was found in a substantial proportion of patients at a subacute stage, suggesting that it should be considered in the rehabilitation planning of left brain damage stroke patients.
@article{beisRightSpatialNeglect2004,
	title = {Right spatial neglect after left hemisphere stroke: qualitative and quantitative study},
	volume = {63},
	issn = {1526632},
	doi = {10.1212/01.wnl.0000142967.60579.32},
	abstract = {OBJECTIVES: Comparatively little research has been conducted on right neglect after left brain damage. The authors sought to assess contralateral neglect in subacute left hemisphere stroke patients using a comprehensive test battery validated in a large control group after right hemisphere stroke. METHODS: Seventy-eight left hemisphere stroke patients were assessed. The test battery included a preliminary assessment of anosognosia and visual extinction, a clinical assessment of gaze orientation and personal neglect, and paper-and-pencil tests of spatial neglect in the peripersonal space. Only nonverbal tests were used. RESULTS: Drawing and cancellation tasks revealed neglect in 10 to 13\% of patients. The combined battery was more sensitive than any single test alone. A total of 43.5\% of patients showed some degree of neglect on at least one measure. Anatomic analyses showed that neglect was more common and severe when the posterior association cortex was damaged. CONCLUSIONS: The frequency of occurrence of right neglect was, as expected, much lower than that reported in a study using the same assessment battery in right brain damage stroke patients. Nevertheless, neglect was found in a substantial proportion of patients at a subacute stage, suggesting that it should be considered in the rehabilitation planning of left brain damage stroke patients.},
	number = {9},
	journal = {Neurology},
	author = {Beis, J-M and Keller, C and Morin, N and Bartolomeo, Paolo and Bernati, T and Chokron, S and Leclercq, M and Louis-Dreyfus, A and Marchal, F and Martin, Y and Perennou, D and Pradat-Diehl, P and Prairial, C and Rode, G and Rousseaux, M and Samuel, C and Siéroff, E and Wiart, L and Azouvi, P},
	month = nov,
	year = {2004},
	keywords = {\#nosource, Awareness, Cerebral Cortex, Female, Hemianopsia, Hemiplegia, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Skills, Stroke},
	pages = {1600--5},
}

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