1. Prism adaptation can improve contralesional tactile perception in neglect
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Richard Greenwood, Angelo Maravita, Paresh Malhotra, Jane E. McNeil, Masud Husain, Jon Driver, Maravita, A, Mcneil, J, Malhotra, P, Greenwood, R, Husain, M, and Driver, J
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Rehabilitation ,genetic structures ,media_common.quotation_subject ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Adaptation (eye) ,Neglect, rehabilitation, brain damage, humans ,Tactile perception ,Neglect ,Developmental psychology ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,Stimulus modality ,Unilateral neglect ,medicine ,Neurology (clinical) ,Perceptual Disorders ,Psychology ,Prism adaptation ,media_common - 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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- 2003
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