title: The effects of mental practice on unilateral neglect in patients with chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial.
abstract: [Purpose] This study aims to investigate the effects of mental practice on unilateral neglect in patients with chronic stroke. [Subjects] The subjects of this study included 30 patients with chronic unilateral neglect. [Methods] The subjects were randomly divided into either the experimental group (EG) or control group (CG). All subjects received a standard rehabilitation program. In addition to the standard rehabilitation, the EG subjects received mental practice (5 days a week for 4 weeks) for 10 minutes. To compare two groups, line bisection test (LBT) and star cancellation test (SCT) were conducted. [Results] Both groups showed significant improvement in the LBT and SCT. There were statistically significant differences in the changes in LBT, but there were no significant differences in the changes in the SCT between both groups. [Conclusion] This study demonstrated that mental practice may be a valuable additional rehabilitation method in the chronic stage of neglect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health Science, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jin-Hyuck
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health Science, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Joo-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Mental practice; Stroke; Unilateral neglect
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