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Cognitive rehabilitation for spatial neglect following stroke
The benefit of cognitive rehabilitation for unilateral spatial neglect, a condition that can affect stroke survivors, is unclear. Unilateral spatial neglect is a condition which reduces a person's ability to look, listen or make movements in one half of their environment. This can affect their ability to carry out many everyday tasks such as eating, reading and getting dressed, and restricts a person's independence. Our review of 12 studies involving 306 participants found that rehabilitation specifically targeted at neglect appeared to improve a person's ability to complete tests such as finding visual targets and marking the mid-point of a line. However, its effect on their ability to carry out a meaningful everyday task or to live independently was not clear. Patients with neglect should continue to receive general stroke rehabilitation services but better quality research is needed to identify optimal treatments.

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