Search for dissertations about: "perceptual neglect"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words perceptual neglect.

2. 1. Visual and tactile neglect

   Author : Haukur Hjaltason; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Visual neglect; tactile neglect; premotor neglect; perceptual neglect; bisection tasks; darkness; tactile exploration; right hand use; right hemisphere activation; three-dimensionality; figure-ground contrast; chronic;

   Abstract : Neglect patients typically fail to report, respond, or orient to information presented in locations further away from the side of the brain lesion. Neglect is most often reported after acute stroke, and is more severe and more frequent after right hemisphere damage. READ MORE

4. 2. Late Neuropsychiatric Consequences of Stroke in the Elderly

   Author : Thomas Lindén; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Epidemiology; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Rehabilitation; Dementia; Perceptual Disorders; Depression; Depressive Disorders; Activities of Daily Living; Health Care Costs; Stroke;

   Abstract : Cognitive impairments and depression have considerable impacts on rehabilitation, quality of life and mortality after stroke. The understanding of cognitive and mood impairments in old and, in particular, very old stroke patients is not sufficient. READ MORE