Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health Science, Yonsei University: 1 Yonseidae-gil,
Wonju, Gangwon-do 220-710, Republic of Korea
Abstract. [Purpose] This study aims to investigate the effects of mental practice on unilateral neglect in patients
with chronic stroke. [Subjects] The subjects of this study included 30 patients with chronic unilateral neglect.
[Methods] The subjects were randomly divided into either the experimental group (EG) or control group (CG). All
subjects received a standard rehabilitation program. In addition to the standard rehabilitation, the EG subjects re-
ceived mental practice (5 days a week for 4 weeks) for 10 minutes. To compare two groups, line bisection test (LBT)
and star cancellation test (SCT) were conducted. [Results] Both groups showed significant improvement in the LBT
and SCT. There were statistically significant differences in the changes in LBT, but there were no significant differ-
ences in the changes in the SCT between both groups. [Conclusion] This study demonstrated that mental practice
may be a valuable additional rehabilitation method in the chronic stage of neglect.
Key words: Mental practice, Stroke, Unilateral neglect
Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health Science, Yonsei University: 1 Yonseidae-gil, Wonju, Gangwon-do 220-710, Republic of KoreaAbstract. [Purpose] This study aims to investigate the effects of mental practice on unilateral neglect in patients with chronic stroke. [Subjects] The subjects of this study included 30 patients with chronic unilateral neglect. [Methods] The subjects were randomly divided into either the experimental group (EG) or control group (CG). All subjects received a standard rehabilitation program. In addition to the standard rehabilitation, the EG subjects re-ceived mental practice (5 days a week for 4 weeks) for 10 minutes. To compare two groups, line bisection test (LBT) and star cancellation test (SCT) were conducted. [Results] Both groups showed significant improvement in the LBT and SCT. There were statistically significant differences in the changes in LBT, but there were no significant differ-ences in the changes in the SCT between both groups. [Conclusion] This study demonstrated that mental practice may be a valuable additional rehabilitation method in the chronic stage of neglect.Key words: Mental practice, Stroke, Unilateral neglect
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