Visual exploration training is no better than attention training for treating hemianopia

Brain

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1717-1728

  Lane, Alison R ^a   Smith, Daniel T ^a   Ellison, Amanda ^a   Schenk, Thomas ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compensation; Hemianopia; Rehabilitation; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; MALE; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISION; VISUAL ATTENTION TRAINING; VISUAL EXPLORATION TRAINING; VISUAL FIELD; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 77952980514     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awq088     Document Type: Article

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