title: Assessment of neglect dyslexia with functional reading materials.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Spatial neglect is a neurocognitive disorder that affects perception, representation, and/or motor planning. Neglect dyslexia in spatial neglect after right hemisphere damage may co-occur with, or be dissociated from, other spatial neglect signs. Previous neglect dyslexia research focused on word-level stimuli and reading errors. Using single words for assessment may leave some people with neglect dyslexia undiagnosed, and assessment materials that are closer to texts read in real life may better capture neglect dyslexia.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors tested reading in 67 right hemisphere stroke survivors with 4 types of text materials: words, phrases, an article, and a menu.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Accuracy on reading the menu and article texts was significantly poorer than reading the words and phrases. The hypothesis that assessment materials with ecological validity such as reading a menu and reading an article may be more challenging than reading single words and phrases was supported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results suggest that neglect dyslexia assessment after stroke should include text materials comparable to those read in everyday life. Increasing the spatial extent of training materials in future research might also yield better functional generalization after right brain stroke.
authors: Hunter College, The City University of New York, New York, New York The Graduate School and University Center, The City University of New York, New York, New York Kessler Foundation Research Center, West Orange, New Jersey.
authors: Elizabeth E
authors: EE
authors: Galletta
authors: The Graduate School and University Center, The City University of New York, New York, New York.
authors: Luca
authors: L
authors: Campanelli
authors: Kessler Foundation Research Center, West Orange, New Jersey.
authors: Kristen K
authors: KK
authors: Maul
authors: Kessler Foundation Research Center, West Orange, New Jersey New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Barrett
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011932:Reading; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*
keywords: assessment; neglect dyslexia; right hemisphere damage; spatial neglect