The effect of contralesional limb activation training and sustained attention training for self-care programmes in unilateral spatial neglect

Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-4

  Wilson, F Colin ^a   Manly, Tom ^b   Coyle, Donna ^a   Robertson, Ian H ^b,c  

^a SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Limb activation; Neuropsychology; Rehabilitation; Sustained attention; Unilateral neglect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF HELP; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STROKE; TECHNIQUE; TRAINING;

EID: 0034091947     PISSN: 09226028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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