title: The treatment of visual neglect using feedback of eye movements: a pilot study.
abstract: Feedback of eye movements was evaluated as a treatment for visual neglect in right hemisphere stroke patients. Patients with visual neglect identified on the Behavioural Inattention Test (BIT) were randomly allocated to two groups. One group (n = 9) was treated for 2 h 40 min a week for 4 weeks, by wearing glasses which provided a reminder bleep if patients failed to move their eyes to the left in a 15 s interval. The control group (n = 9) received no treatment for their visual inattention. Comparison of the groups after 4 weeks treatment and a further 4 weeks follow-up showed no significant difference either in eye movements or on the BIT. However, there was a trend towards a difference between eye movements in the two groups at 8 weeks, suggesting treatment may have influenced eye movements without changing neglect.
authors.affiliation: Stroke Research Unit, City Hospital, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fanthome
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Lincoln
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drummond
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000379:methods*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005133:Eye Movements; D005139:Eyeglasses; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*