title: Patients' characteristics and outcomes depending on complete or incomplete unilateral spatial neglect.
abstract: Unilateral spatial neglect (USN) is known to depress the activities of daily living. The purpose of this study was to clarify that categorizing the type of USN using line cancelation and line bisection tests is important when evaluating patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). In this study, patients with ICH were prospectively evaluated for the presence of USN using line cancelation and line bisection tests. They were classified into an incomplete USN group (iUSN = abnormal results in either test) or a complete USN group (cUSN = abnormal findings in both tests). We compared the initial severity of ICH and the outcomes of USN in the two groups. We were able to assess 16 patients, among whom 10 showed USN. Seven were then categorized as having iUSN and three as having cUSN. The median hematoma volume was larger in the cUSN group than in the iUSN group. The USN symptoms of patients in the iUSN group disappeared during the chronic phase, whereas the symptoms of patients in the cUSN group continued. The type of USN was associated with the initial severity of ICH and the persistence of USN.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan. watanabejst@fukuoka-u.ac.jp.|Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan. watanabejst@fukuoka-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.|Department of Neurology, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiyasu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Masani
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nonaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsutoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwaasa
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, 7-45-1 Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, 814-0180, Japan.
authors.forename: Etsuji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shiota
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Tooru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001288:Attention; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011446:Prospective Studies
keywords: Cerebral hemorrhage, acute; Line bisection; Line cancelation; Outcome; Rehabilitation; Unilateral spatial neglect