Underdiagnosis of Unilateral Spatial Neglect in stroke unit.
Albert Puig-PijoanEva Giralt-SteinhauerAna Zabalza de TorresRosa Maria Manero BorràsGonzalo Sánchez-BenavidesGreta García EscobarCarmen Pérez EnríquezAlejandra Gómez-GonzálezÁngel OisAna Rodríguez-CampelloElisa Cuadrado-GodíaJordi Jiménez-CondeJordi Peña-CasanovaJaume RoquerPublished in: Acta neurologica Scandinavica (2018)
Unilateral spatial neglect, a common cognitive deficit after acute stroke, is greatly underdiagnosed in routine Stroke Unit assessment. The use of simple USN-specific screening tools would improve diagnosis and therefore the possibility of implementing appropriate rehabilitation strategies.