TESTE DE CANCELAMENTO EM PACIENTES COM AVC OU TCE: UMA REVISÃO DA LITERATURA.

The aim of this review is to identify and characterize cancellation tests that are administered to patients who have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or a stroke. We reviewed all types of interventions in which cancellation tests were described in the study population. Studies were searched on the databases PubMed, PsycINFO and LILACS, by means of keywords representing three main constructs: cancellation paradigms AND [stroke OR TBI]. Among 216 abstracts initially found, 86 full text articles were included. We found 26 cancellation paradigms. Star Cancellation was the most widely used, followed by Line Bissection, Line Crossing and Letter Cancellation. In individuals with stroke the most used instrument was Line Crossing, and in TBI patients, the Teddy Bear Cancellation Task. Then, general findings suggested that cancellation tests in stroke patients are used mainly to diagnose hemineglect, while TBI patients have been assessed by these paradigms towards an attention profile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]