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Unilateral Neglect Assessment and Rehabilitation
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Unilateral Neglect Assessment and Rehabilitation

A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2019) | Viewed by 12438

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Cecilia Guariglia

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1. Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
2. Cognitive and Motor Rehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Santa, Rome, Italy
Interests: spatial cognition and memory; human navigation; clinical neuropsychology; neuropsychological rehabilitation; topographical disorientation; developmental topographical disorientation; individual differences and aging
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Dr. Mauro Mancuso

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National Health Service, Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine Unit, Az.USL Tuscany, SouthEst-Grosseto, Italy
Interests: hemispatial Neglect; stroke rehabilitation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Unilateral spatial neglect (USN) is a frequent and often underestimated cognitive disorder which impairs the recovery of patients with acquired brain lesions.

In recent years, efforts have been directed towards developing new assessment tools and effective treatments, however, shared approaches for the assessment of USN and tailored treatments are still presently lacking.

The aim of this Special Issue is to give an overview of the recent advancements in the treatment of USN and the evaluation of rehabilitation efficacy. We are also interested in studies regarding the effectiveness of traditional or novel treatments on functionality and long-term outcomes, in particular, studies aimed at facilitating the recovery of daily life functioning, or assessing and/or treating selective aspects of USN syndrome.

Prof. Dr. Cecilia Guariglia
Dr. Mauro Mancuso
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Unilateral spatial neglect
  • USN
  • cognitive disorder
  • rehabilitation efficacy

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Caloric Vestibular Stimulation Reduces the Directional Bias in Representational Neglect
by Julie Holé, Karen T. Reilly, Stuart Nash and Gilles Rode
Brain Sci. 2020, 10(6), 323; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/brainsci10060323 - 26 May 2020
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Caloric vestibular stimulation (CVS) can temporarily reduce visuospatial neglect and related symptoms. The present study examined the effect of CVS on representational neglect during free exploration of the map of France. We asked patients to name cities they could mentally “see” on the [...] Read more.
Caloric vestibular stimulation (CVS) can temporarily reduce visuospatial neglect and related symptoms. The present study examined the effect of CVS on representational neglect during free exploration of the map of France. We asked patients to name cities they could mentally “see” on the map of France, without giving them any directional instructions related to the left or right sides of the map. In right brain damaged patients with left visuospatial neglect, the mental representation of the map was asymmetrical (favoring the right side). After stimulation, neglect patients named more towns on the left side of the map, leading to a significant reduction in map representation asymmetry. Our findings are consistent with previous studies on visuospatial neglect and are in favor of a central effect of vestibular stimulation on mechanisms involved in space representation. Full article
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Spatial Neglect in Stroke: Identification, Disease Process and Association with Outcome During Inpatient Rehabilitation
by Ulrike Hammerbeck, Matthew Gittins, Andy Vail, Lizz Paley, Sarah F Tyson and Audrey Bowen
Brain Sci. 2019, 9(12), 374; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/brainsci9120374 - 13 Dec 2019
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We established spatial neglect prevalence, disease profile and amount of therapy that inpatient stroke survivors received, and outcomes at discharge using Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) data. We used data from 88,664 National Health Service (NHS) admissions in England, Wales and Northern [...] Read more.
We established spatial neglect prevalence, disease profile and amount of therapy that inpatient stroke survivors received, and outcomes at discharge using Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) data. We used data from 88,664 National Health Service (NHS) admissions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (July 2013–July 2015), for stroke survivors still in hospital after 3 days with a completed baseline neglect National Institute for Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score. Thirty percent had neglect (NIHSS item 11 ≥ 1) and they were slightly older (78 years) than those without neglect (75 years). Neglect was observed more commonly in women (33 vs. 27%) and in individuals with a premorbid dependency (37 vs. 28%). Survivors of mild stroke were far less likely to present with neglect than those with severe stroke (4% vs. 84%). Those with neglect had a greatly increased length of stay (27 vs. 10 days). They received a comparable amount of average daily occupational and physiotherapy during their longer inpatient stay but on discharge a greater percentage of individuals with neglect were dependent on the modified Rankin scale (76 vs. 57%). Spatial neglect is common and associated with worse clinical outcomes. These results add to our understanding of neglect to inform clinical guidelines, service provision and priorities for future research. Full article
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Effects of Prism Adaptation on Reference Systems for Extrapersonal Space in Neglect Patients
by Laura Abbruzzese, Alessio Damora, Gabriella Antonucci, Pierluigi Zoccolotti and Mauro Mancuso
Brain Sci. 2019, 9(11), 327; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/brainsci9110327 - 16 Nov 2019
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Up to now, rehabilitation of unilateral spatial neglect has focused on egocentric forms of neglect, whereas less is known about the possibility to improve allocentric deficits. The present study aimed to examine the efficacy of prism adaptation (PA) training on patients with different [...] Read more.
Up to now, rehabilitation of unilateral spatial neglect has focused on egocentric forms of neglect, whereas less is known about the possibility to improve allocentric deficits. The present study aimed to examine the efficacy of prism adaptation (PA) training on patients with different forms of neglect: egocentric, allocentric, or mixed. Twenty-eight patients were assessed with specific neglect tests before (T0) and after (T1) 10 sessions of PA training. Performance in the Apples Cancellation test was used to identify patients with egocentric (n = 6), allocentric (n = 5), or mixed (n = 17) forms of neglect. In the overall group of patients, PA training produced significant improvements in performance across different neglect tests. In terms of the egocentric–allocentric distinction, the training was effective in reducing omissions in the left part of space in the Apples Cancellation test both for patients with egocentric neglect and mixed neglect. By contrast, errors of commissions (marking the inability to detect the left part of the target stimulus, i.e., allocentric neglect) remained unchanged after PA in patients with allocentric neglect and actually increased marginally in patients with mixed neglect. The PA training is effective in improving egocentric neglect, while it is ineffective on the allocentric form of the disturbance. Notably, the allocentric component of neglect is frequently impaired, although this is most often in conjunction with the egocentric impairment, yielding the mixed form of neglect. This stresses the importance of developing exercises tuned to improving allocentric neglect. Full article
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