Fast Take: Dr Peii Chen on improving inpatient rehabilitation outcomes for spatial neglect after stroke (AUDIO)
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Dr. Peii Chen, senior research scientist in our Center for Stroke Rehabilitation Research talks about her peer-reviewed article, "Prism adaptation treatment improves inpatient rehabilitation outcomes in individuals with spatial neglect: A retrospective matched control study" e-published on April 6, 2021 in the open access journal Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation. Research by Dr. Chen's group shows that after a stroke, approximately 30 percent of people experience spatial neglect, a neurological disorder that disrupts a person's 'internal GPS', causing them to have difficulties in navigating their environment. Stroke survivors with spatial neglect who had prism adaptation treatment had higher scores for total functional independence and cognitive functional independence. Dr. Chen concludes, "This is extremely encouraging evidence that integrating prism adaptation into standard of care for people with spatial neglect is beneficial."
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