Abstract
Hemispatial neglect is the failure to report, respond to, or orient to novel or meaningful stimuli presented in the contralesional visual field. This failure cannot be attributed to motor or sensory defects (Heilman and Valenstein, 1979). It constitutes one of the most invalidating neurological disorders that can occur after stroke. As discussed in this Research Topic, patients with neglect are less independent in various activities of daily living compared to patients without neglect (Nijboer et al., 2013). It is therefore important to treat neglect as adequately as possible and much of the research dedicated to neglect therefore focuses on rehabilitation. Here we provide a brief overview of the 29 articles featured in this Research Topic.
Highlights
Introduction to the ResearchTopic Novel Insights in Rehabilitation of NeglectHemispatial neglect is the failure to report, respond to, or orient to novel or meaningful stimuli presented in the contralesional visual field
Introduction to the ResearchTopic NovelInsights in Rehabilitation of NeglectStefan Van der Stigchel 1* and Tanja C
Besides PA, a wide range of rehabilitation techniques tapping into various domains underlying hemispatial neglect, such as galvanic vestibular stimulation (Schmidt et al, 2013), transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (Pitzalis et al, 2013), motivational manipulations (Russell et al, 2013), visual scanning training (Van Kessel et al, 2013), space- and alertness-related training (Sturm et al, 2013), limb activation training (Pitteri et al, 2013), procholinergic treatments (Lucas et al, 2013), and optokinetic stimulation (Daini et al, 2013), are described
Summary
Hemispatial neglect is the failure to report, respond to, or orient to novel or meaningful stimuli presented in the contralesional visual field. Besides PA, a wide range of rehabilitation techniques tapping into various domains underlying hemispatial neglect, such as galvanic vestibular stimulation (Schmidt et al, 2013), transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (Pitzalis et al, 2013), motivational manipulations (Russell et al, 2013), visual scanning training (Van Kessel et al, 2013), space- and alertness-related training (Sturm et al, 2013), limb activation training (Pitteri et al, 2013), procholinergic treatments (Lucas et al, 2013), and optokinetic stimulation (Daini et al, 2013), are described From this list, it becomes clear that there is a wealth of different techniques, effectiveness was shown to be quite diverse. The same conclusion holds for eye patching, for which there is a great need for randomized controlled trials (Smania et al, 2013)
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