Sensitivity of clinical and behavioural tests of XXXX after right hemisphere @entity64 .

@entity1 @entity64 @entity1057 @entity74 @entity1054
OBJECTIVES: The lack of agreement regarding assessment methods is responsible for the variability in the reported rate of occurrence of @entity1057 after @entity64 . The aim of this study was to assess the sensitivity of different tests of neglect after right hemisphere @entity64 . METHODS: Two hundred and six subacute right hemisphere @entity64 @entity1 were given a test battery including a preliminary assessment of @entity1054 and of visual extinction, a clinical assessment of gaze orientation and of personal neglect, and paper and pencil tests of @entity1057 in the peripersonal space. @entity1 were compared with a previously reported control group. A subgroup of @entity1 (n=69) received a behavioural assessment of neglect in daily life situations. RESULTS: The most sensitive paper and pencil measure was the starting point in the cancellation task. The whole battery was more sensitive than any single test alone. About 85% of @entity1 presented some degree of neglect on at least one measure. An important finding was that behavioural assessment of neglect in daily life was more sensitive than any other single measure of neglect. Behavioural neglect was considered as moderate to severe in 36% of cases. A factorial analysis revealed that paper and pencil tests were related to two underlying factors. Dissociations were found between extrapersonal neglect, personal neglect, @entity1054 , and extinction. Anatomical analyses showed that neglect was more common and severe when the posterior association cortex was damaged. CONCLUSIONS: The automatic rightward orientation bias is the most sensitive clinical measure of neglect. Behavioural assessment is more sensitive than any single paper and pencil test. The results also support the assumption that neglect is a @entity74 .
