Hemispatial neglect is a disorder where the patient has difficulty attending to objects and information in the left side of space, which occurs following strokes to the right side of the brain. This project is designed to help us understand how optokinetic stimulation treats the symptoms of hemispatial neglect.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Optokinetic stimulation will be displayed on a see-through liquid crystal display lens placed in front of the subjects.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Change in Hemispatial neglect scores
Performance on Center of Cancellation Test
Time frame: After 1 hour of OKS
Change in Hemispatial neglect scores
Performance on Behavioral Inattention Test
Time frame: After 1 hour of OKS
Effect of OKS on vision
visual acuity
Time frame: After 1 hour of OKS
Effect of OKS on vision
reading speed
Time frame: After 1 hour of OKS
Changes in secondary hemispatial neglect scores
Line bisection score
Time frame: After 1 hour of OKS
Changes in secondary hemispatial neglect scores
grip strength
Time frame: After 1 hour of OKS
Changes in secondary hemispatial neglect scores
extinction score
Time frame: After 1 hour of OKS
Effect of OKS on gait
Gait assessment
Time frame: After 1 hour of OKS
Effect of OKS on gait
Balance assessments
Time frame: After 1 hour of OKS
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