Hemispatial neglect "occupational therapy"

OBJECTIVE: To provide a retrospective evaluation of a new eye and vision rehabilitation care pathway in a U.S. multi-site inpatient rehabilitation network involving the occupational therapy (OT) staff and a consulting doctor of optometry (OD) specializing in vision rehabilitation. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Two Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) and 1 Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH). PARTICIPANTS: There were 2083 records reviewed (44% women, avg...

We examined whether number of prism adaptation treatment (PAT) sessions in regular clinical practice would predict spatial neglect (SN) improvement and rehabilitation outcomes. We reviewed clinical records from 16 U.S. rehabilitation hospitals where neurological patients were assessed for SN using the Catherine Bergego Scale (CBS) and if SN was detected, and may have received PAT. Multiple linear regression was used to predict CBS Change (indicating SN improvement) in 520 patients who received PAT while considering age, sex, diagnosis, time post diagnosis, CBS at baseline, neglected side of space, and length of stay...

PURPOSE/AIM: Spatial neglect is caused by damage to neural networks critical for spatial attention. Spatial neglect without proper treatment impedes rehabilitation outcomes. Prism adaptation treatment, a visuomotor protocol, has been used with stroke survivors with spatial neglect to improve function. This case report explored the feasibility and potential effects of prism adaptation treatment in an individual with spatial neglect after glioblastoma removal. METHODS: Feasibility was designed and tested to include acceptability and implementation...

PURPOSE: We document current clinical practice and needs in screening for visual perception problems after stroke to inform development of new screening tools. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We interviewed 12 occupational therapists and 13 orthoptists. Interviews were thematically analysed using the Value Proposition Canvas, a model which establishes challenges and facilitators in what people want to achieve. RESULTS: Participants' understanding of visual perception varied and often included sensory and cognitive deficits...

BACKGROUND: The current case study presents a 43 year old African American woman admitted to a Tertiary Care Rehabilitation unit at a major medical center for concerns over left-sided anesthesia and weakness. Head scans indicate a right middle cerebral arterial distribution infarct altering blood flow in temporal, parietal, and occipital regions in the right cerebral hemisphere. OBJECTIVE: Physician and therapist reports (i.e., speech and occupational therapists) referred the patient for a neuropsychological evaluation for concerns over the patient's capacity to recognize the severity of her deficits and self-care, with potential rule-outs indicated by the extant literature on right CVA for anosognosia, anosodiaphoria, and left hemibody/hemispace neglect...

OBJECTIVE: To test whether multiple sessions of inhibitory low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to the left parietal area can improve hemispatial neglect after stroke. DESIGN: An open-label design. PATIENTS: Seven consecutive patients with hemispatial neglect after right hemispheric stroke were compared with 7 retrospectively recruited control patients. METHODS: Seven patients received a session of 1 Hz rTMS to the left parietal area immediately prior to occupational therapy for 10 days...