Rehabilitation of Unilateral Spatial Neglect(review)

Unilateral spatial neglect is recognized as a significant disabling deficit,clinically defined as a failure to report,respond or orient to novel stimuli presented on the side opposite to a brain lesion.It is a predictor of poor functional outcome following right hemisphere lesion.Many different rehabilitation techniques or treatments have been put forward to alleviate,reduce or remediate spatial neglect.In the following review,we described,explained these methods in terms of their underlying or motivatng mechanisms and evaluated in terms of the current evidence base for their effectiveness for clinical rehabilitation.