Stroke Recovery: Surprising Influences and Residual Consequences

Figure 3

(a) PWI of a patient with severe stimulus-centered neglect at Day 1. (b) PWI of the same patient at Day 6, after stimulus-centered neglect recovered, as indicated by recovery of detecting gaps on the left sides of circles (irrespective of their location w.r.t. the viewer) and copying the left halves of stimuli on both sides of a scene. PWI shows that reperfusion of the right temporal cortex was associated with recovery of stimulus-centered neglect. In this case, reperfusion was brought about by urgent carotid endarterectomy.

(a) Day 1: 86% correct detection of gaps on left side of stimuli

(b) Day 3: 99% correct detection of gaps on left side of stimuli