title: [Treatment of neglect, an attention disorder].
abstract: - Neglect occurs in 30-50% of patients in the subacute phase post-stroke. Patients with neglect ignore one side of their body or one part of the space around them. - Treatment of neglect is important, as patients with neglect recover more slowly and are less independent compared to patients without neglect.- Visual scanning training is currently recommended in the guidelines as a treatment. The focus of this intensive treatment is on compensation, not on recovery. Scientific evidence for its effectiveness is scarce. - Other treatments, such as prism adaptation, limb activation training and brain stimulation are being investigated. However, the available evidence for their effectiveness is insufficient as yet. - In addition to neuropsychological tests, outcome measures at the level of functioning in daily life should be included in studies regarding the treatment of neglect.- New research is increasingly focusing on combining different treatments, which should ultimately be adapted for each patient individually.
authors.affiliation: Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht en De Hoogstraat revalidatie, Hersencentrum Rudolf Magnus en Kenniscentrum Revalidatiegeneeskunde Utrecht, Utrecht.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Ten Brink
authors.forename: T C W
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Nijboer
authors.forename: J M A
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Visser-Meily
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*