Functional Assessment of Region-Specific Neglect: Are There Differential Behavioural Consequences of Peripersonal versus Extrapersonal Neglect?
Table 1
Demographical and stroke characteristics per group (nonneglect versus neglect). Groups were made on the basis of performance of a shape cancellation test.
Clinical variables
Nonneglect (SD)
Neglect (SD)
Group size
81
37
Gender (male)
55.3%
55.2%
Age in years
56.0 (12.1)
59.0 (12.7)
Time poststroke in days
35.8 (37.3)
40.8 (32.6)
Hemisphere of stroke (L/R)
61.1%/34.7%1
27.0/67.6%2
Aetiology
Ischemic
79.1%
76.5%
Haemorrhage
11.9%
23.5%
SAH
7.5%
3.7%
Size
Focal
87.1%
73.5%
Diffuse
12.9%
26.5%
MMSE (0–30)
26.4 (4.1)
24.1 (6.5)
Barthel Index (0–20)
14.6 (4.9)
11.8 (5.5)
Motricity Index arm (0–100)
67.5 (38.2)
60.1 (43.6)
Motricity Index leg (0–100)
74.4 (34.2)
63.6 (37.7)
CBS average total score (0–30)
2.9 (4.9)
9.2 (8.0)
MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; CBS: Catherine Bergego Scale; 1two patients had bilateral lesions; 2one patient had bilateral lesions.
