Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10463080 | Cortex | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Our data show a decisive role of anosognosia for visuospatial deficits for impaired ADL and therefore outcome/disability after stroke. The findings further demonstrate that the severity of neglect and extinction also predicts ADL performance. Our results thus strongly suggest that right-hemispheric stroke patients should not only be routinely assessed for neglect and extinction but also for anosognosia to initiate appropriate rehabilitative treatment. The observation that right frontal lesions explain additional variance in ADL most likely reflects that dysfunction of the supervisory system also significantly impacts upon rehabilitation.
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Authors
Simone Vossel, Peter H. Weiss, Philipp Eschenbeck, Gereon R. Fink,