Severity of unilateral spatial neglect is an independent predictor of functional outcome after acute inpatient rehabilitation in individuals with right hemispheric stroke

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1250-1256

  Di Monaco, Marco ^a   Schintu, Selene ^b   Dotta, Manuela ^b   Barba, Sonia ^b   Tappero, Rosa ^a   Gindri, Patrizia ^b  

^a Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation   (Italy)

^b Service of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Hemispatial neglect; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION PATIENT; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STROKE;

EID: 79961036669     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.03.018     Document Type: Article

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