The authors show that prismatic adaptation can reduce tactile inattention in stroke patients with unilateral neglect. Four patients with visuospatial neglect and tactile extinction underwent 10-minute application of 20degrees right-shifting prismatic lenses during pointing. This improved contralesional tactile perception in all patients, even for a task requiring no exploration or spatial motor responses. This finding suggests a potential role for prismatic adaptation in the rehabilitation of multiple sensory modalities in patients with neglect

Maravita, A., Mcneil, J., Malhotra, P., Greenwood, R., Husain, M., Driver, J. (2003). Prism adaptation can improve contralesional tactile perception in neglect. NEUROLOGY, 60(11), 1829-1831 [10.1212/WNL.60.11.1829].

Prism adaptation can improve contralesional tactile perception in neglect

MARAVITA, ANGELO;
2003

Abstract

The authors show that prismatic adaptation can reduce tactile inattention in stroke patients with unilateral neglect. Four patients with visuospatial neglect and tactile extinction underwent 10-minute application of 20degrees right-shifting prismatic lenses during pointing. This improved contralesional tactile perception in all patients, even for a task requiring no exploration or spatial motor responses. This finding suggests a potential role for prismatic adaptation in the rehabilitation of multiple sensory modalities in patients with neglect
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Neglect, rehabilitation, brain damage, humans
English
2003
60
11
1829
1831
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Maravita, A., Mcneil, J., Malhotra, P., Greenwood, R., Husain, M., Driver, J. (2003). Prism adaptation can improve contralesional tactile perception in neglect. NEUROLOGY, 60(11), 1829-1831 [10.1212/WNL.60.11.1829].
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