The use of Optokinetic Stimulation in Rehabilitation of the Hemineglect Disorder

The aim of this study was to investigate whether it is possible to strengthen the rehabilitation of spatial hemineglect by combining standard training for spatial scanning with optokinetic stimulation. A simple randomized design was used: one group of neglect patients was treated with a combination...

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Published in:Cortex 2004, Vol.40 (3), p.441-450
Main Authors: Pizzamiglio, Luigi, Fasotti, Luciano, Jehkonen, Mervi, Antonucci, Gabriella, Magnotti, Luisa, Boelen, Danielle, Asa, Sanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Attention
Brain Damage, Chronic - complications
Brain Damage, Chronic - rehabilitation
Female
Functional Laterality
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Motion Perception
Motor Skills
neglect
Nystagmus, Optokinetic
optokinetic stimulation
Perceptual Disorders - etiology
Perceptual Disorders - rehabilitation
Photic Stimulation - methods
Practice (Psychology)
rehabilitation
Space Perception
Spatial Behavior
Stroke - complications
Stroke Rehabilitation
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Summary:The aim of this study was to investigate whether it is possible to strengthen the rehabilitation of spatial hemineglect by combining standard training for spatial scanning with optokinetic stimulation. A simple randomized design was used: one group of neglect patients was treated with a combination of the two techniques, and a second group received only the standard treatment. Both treatments were given for six consecutive weeks and produced significant improvements. However, addition of the optokinetic stimulation did not improve the patients' performance. Also, none of the independent variables (i.e., presence/absence of hemianopia) predicted the positive effect occasionally observed in individual patients.
ISSN:0010-9452
1973-8102
DOI:10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70138-2