In the United States, the incidence rate of new or recurrent stroke is approximately 795 000
per year, and stroke prevalence for individuals over the age of 20 years is estimated at 6.5 …

Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the United States. 1 The Veterans Health
Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates that 15 000 …

The relationship between assistive technology for cognition (ATC) and cognitive function
was examined using a systematic review. A literature search identified 89 publications …

Background Unilateral spatial neglect causes difficulty attending to one side of space.
Various rehabilitation interventions have been used but evidence of their benefit is lacking …

Objective: To evaluate the impact of unilateral spatial neglect (USN) on the rehabilitation
outcome and long-term functioning in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADL …

The paper reviews the main findings of studies of hemispatial neglect after acquired brain
lesions in people. The behavioral consequences of experimentally induced lesions in …

Objective: To assess the specific influence of onset-admission interval (OAI) on rehabilitation
results. Design: A case-control study in consecutive stroke inpatients, enrolled in …

Background In the last decades, several rehabilitation methods have been developed to
improve spatial neglect. These can be classified according to their theoretical basis:(i) …

Purpose: The lack of agreement regarding assessment methods is responsible for the
variability in the reported rate of occurrence of unilateral neglect (UN) after stroke. In …

Left visuo-spatial neglect is a well-recognized predictor of poor functional outcome following
right hemisphere stroke. Over the past 60 years, 18 different methods have been described …