A Clinical study of unilateral spatial neglect in stroke patients
- VernacularTitle:脑卒中偏瘫患者发生单侧空间忽略的临床研究
- Author:
Ying CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Unilateral spatial neglect;
Stroke;
Activity of daily living
- From:Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2003;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the impact of unilateral spatial neglect (USN) on the rehabilitation outcome of stroke patients with hemiplegia. MethodsNinety-three stroke patients with hemiplegia were treated with routine interventions. Of the 43 patients with USN, 22 patients served as an experimental group and received intervention for USN, and the other 21 patients served as an observation group and were not intervened for USN. The remained 50 patients without USN served as a control group. All the patients were evaluated by Barthel index(BI) before and after rehabilitation treatment to assess their performance in activities of daily living (ADL). ResultsBefore treatment, the patients in the experimental and observation groups scored significantly lower with BI than those in the control group ( P 0.05). ConclusionUSN had significant impact on the recovery of the independent living of stroke patients. The rehabilitative intervention for USN may improve ADL performance of stroke patients with USN.
