Efficacy of visuo-spatial training in right-brain damaged patients with spatial hemineglect and attention disorders

Cortex

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 973-982

  Piccardi, Laura ^a,b   Nico, Daniele ^a,b   Bureca, Ivana ^a   Matano, Alessandro ^a   Guariglia, Cecilia ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attentional disorders; Neglect rehabilitation; Right brain damaged; Sustained attention; Visuo spatial training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; REMISSION; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUOSPATIAL TRAINING;

EID: 33751112196     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 00109452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70203-X     Document Type: Article

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