Spatial Neglect | Hemineglect test

NCBISkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationResourcesHowToAboutNCBIAccesskeysMyNCBISignintoNCBISignOutNCBIBookshelf.AserviceoftheNationalLibraryofMedicine,NationalInstitutesofHealth.StatPearls[Internet].TreasureIsland(FL):StatPearlsPublishing;2021Jan-.StatPearls[Internet].ShowdetailsTreasureIsland(FL):StatPearlsPublishing;2021Jan-.SearchtermSpatialNeglectAyeshaSarwar;PrabhuD.Emmady.AuthorInformationAuthorsAyeshaSarwar1;PrabhuD.Emmady2.Affiliations1KingEdwardMedicalUniversity2UNCschoolofMedicine,AtriumHealthLastUpdate:February15,2021.ContinuingEducationActivitySpatialNeglectisaneuropsychologicalconditionthatoccursmainlyduetodamagetotherightcerebralhemisphereaftertherightmiddlecerebralarterystroke.Thisarticledescribestheevaluationofspatialneglectindetailandalsoreviewstheroleofthehealthcareteaminpatientmanagement.Objectives:Identifytheetiologyofspatialneglect.Outlinetheappropriateevaluationprocessforapatientexhibitingsignsofspatialneglect.Describethedifferentmanagementoptionsavailableforspatialneglect.Reviewsomeinterprofessionalteamstrategiesforimprovingcarecoordinationregardingspatialneglectisgiveninthisarticle.Earncontinuingeducationcredits(CME/CE)onthistopic.IntroductionSpatialneglectsyndrome,abehavioraldisorder,alsoknownasunilateralorhemineglectsyndrome,isadisablingconditionthatoftenpresentswithdiagnosticdifficultiesevenforspecialistsfamiliarwiththiscondition.[1] Thishemineglectsyndromeclassicallypresentsasnon-dominant(oftenleft-sided)spatialdisorientationafterapathologicaleventintherightcerebralhemisphere,classicallytherightposteriorparietalcortex.Spatialneglectdoesnotnecessarilylimitinvolvementtosensoryandmotorimpairment,butcanalsoaffectothercomponentslikeperceptual,representational,visuospatial,behavioraldeficits,etc.Themostchallengingaspectofthisillnessisthefrequentabnormalawarenessofthepatientregardingthedeficittermedanosognosiaandthepresenceofemotionaldysfunction.[2] Neglectisaheterogeneoussyndromeduetovariations inthelocationandextentofbraindamage.Thisinterhemisphe


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