title: Assessment and functional impact of allocentric neglect: a reminder from a case study.
abstract: SR suffered a right hemispheric stroke more than 3 years ago, and now lives with left-sided hemiparesis and chronic spatial neglect due to damaged white matter pathways connecting the frontal, temporal and parietal regions. We report here that SR suffers from both viewer-centered (i.e., egocentric) and object-centered (i.e., allocentric) spatial neglect. Notably, unlike most neuropsychological and functional assessments that focus on egocentric deficits, a specialized neuropsychological figurative discrimination test (the Apples test) revealed SR's allocentric neglect. Further, using assessments sensitive to detect functional deficits related to allocentric neglect, we observed SR's difficulty in reading and using clocks, reflecting his object-centered errors in these everyday activities. SR's case suggests that allocentric-specific assessments, both neuropsychological and functional, are valuable in standard neglect examinations, particularly to predict daily function after stroke. We recommend that neglect-related functional disability be distinguished further with respect to allocentric spatial deficits, and functional assessments for allocentric neglect should be validated in future large sample studies. Identifying allocentric neglect early, and learning about its influence on daily function, may enhance care quality and facilitate effective rehabilitation planning for stroke recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6241, USA. pshah@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Priyanka P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Spaldo
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: Peii
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D011932:Reading; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology
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