Abstract
Compared to cortical lesions, spatial neglect following subcortical stroke is most frequently seen as a mild and transient phenomenon. Since this assumption is based on only few observations, we reexamined the prognosis and severity of spatial neglect in patients with circumscribed right-sided basal ganglia or thalamic lesions in the acute and in the chronic phase of the stroke. On average, 1.15 years after stroke, spatial neglect had persisted in about 40% of the patients with subcortical lesions. The severity was reduced to about one third. The results argue against the view that spatial neglect following subcortical lesions typically has a favorable prognosis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-7 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology |
Volume | 22 |
Early online date | 1 Jan 2008 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2008 |
Keywords
- Spatial neglect
- Recovery
- Human
- Stroke
- Prognosis
- Thalamus
- Basal ganglia