A Scan to Help Diagnose Spatial Neglect After Stroke
Prescribing prism adaptation therapy is helpful for Veterans with spatial neglect, but clinicians may need a test to diagnose the condition.
After a right-brain stroke, more than half of Veterans experience problems with dressing, eating, self-care or steering their wheelchairs because their ability to move, orient, and respond toward the left side is limited. This may be spatial neglect. Spatial neglect prevents them from functioning independently, and their needs in the hospital and at home are greatly increased.
An effective treatment for spatial neglect is 10 days of visuomotor training while wearing optical prisms (PAT). However clinicians may fail to diagnose spatial neglect and in turn, use this approach.
In this study, the investigators are developing a brain scanning test that could objectively identify the Veterans with spatial neglect after stroke who are the best candidates to receive PAT and potential recover their ability to function.
When the research is complete, the investigators expect that brain scans done in the hospital can guide the team to refer Veterans to PAT rehabilitation, potentially improving daily life function and quality of life.
Detailed study information is available at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05740540.
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Program Contact: Jessica McCabe PT
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Contact Email: jessica.mccabe@va.gov
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