Visual-spatial training in patients with sub-acute stroke without neglect: a randomized, single-blind controlled trial.

Visual-spatial training in patients with sub-acute stroke without neglect: a randomized, single-blind controlled trial. Funct Neurol. 2019 Jan-Mar;34(1):7-13 Authors: Tramontano M, Dell'Uomo D, Cinnera AM, Luciani C, Di Lorenzo C, Marcotulli M, Vona F, Mercuro A, Abbruzzese S Abstract Many people who have suffered a stroke will experience sensorimotor impairments that disrupt their performance of motor skills, including balance and gait. Furthermore, stroke-induced brain damage can Result in visual disorders that may significantly impact performance of normal daily activities. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the effects, on balance, of visual-spatial training as an add-on intervention to conventional neurorehabilitation in patients with subacute stroke without neglect; secondarily, it aimed to assess the effects of this training on activities of daily living. Thirty inpatients (17 M, age: 57.3±12.9 years) with a diagnosis of subacute stroke (< 180 days) were enrolled in this study and randomized into two groups: the visual-spatial training group and a control group. All patients were evaluated, using the Tinetti Balance and Gait Scale (TBG), the Berg Balance Scale, computerized posturography, and the Barthel Index (BI), both before (T0) and after (T1) four weeks of training sessions. In addition to conventional neurorehabilitation, each group performed a total of twelve 20-minute rehabilitation sessions (3 times/...
Source: Functional Neurology - Category: Neurology Tags: Funct Neurol Source Type: research