International Journal of Neurorehabilitation

Riitta Luukkainen-Markkula

Publications

• Research Article
  Recovery from Neglect after Right Hemisphere Stroke
  Author(s): Riitta Luukkainen-Markkula and Ina M TarkkaRiitta Luukkainen-Markkula and Ina M Tarkka
  
  Favourable outcome after cerebrovascular stroke is associated with early admission to rehabilitation, small lesion size and minor cognitive impairment. The aim of the present study was to explore factors associated with the amelioration of neglect after right hemisphere stroke. Twenty-one consecutive eligible right hemisphere stroke patients in one rehabilitation center were assessed and followed for 6 months. The neglect syndrome was assessed by the conventional subtests of the Behavioural Inattention Test (BIT) and by the Catherine Bergego Scale (CBS) before and after the 3-week rehabilitation and at 6-month follow-up. The manifestations of extinction, pusher syndrome and depression were evaluated. Recovery from neglect was strongly associated with early rehabilitation and the initial severity of neglect. Intensive treatment yielded recovery in severe or moderate visual neglect long.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2376-0281.1000103

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