Journal article
Hemispatial Neglect and Rehabilitation in Acute Stroke
TB Cumming, P Plummer-D'Amato, T Linden, J Bernhardt
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC | Published : 2009
Abstract
Cumming TB, Plummer-D'Amato P, Linden T, Bernhardt J. Hemispatial neglect and rehabilitation in acute stroke. Objectives: To compare 2 methods for determining neglect in patients within 2 days of stroke, and to investigate whether early neglect was related to rehabilitation practice, and whether this relationship was affected by an early, intensive mobilization intervention. Design: Data were collected from patients participating in a phase II randomized controlled trial of early rehabilitation after stroke. Setting: Acute hospital stroke unit. Participants: Stroke patients (N=71). Intervention: The 2 arms of the trial were very early mobilization (VEM) and standard care (SC). Main Outcome M..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by the National Heart Foundation of Australia (grant no. G 04M 1571). Affinity Health, an equipment grant from the Austin Health Medical Research Fund, and by a National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) fellowship (no. 157305).