Essentials and Topics of Rehabilitation for Unilateral Spatial Neglect : Impairment Disorder and Life Disorder

Abstract

  Unilateral spatial neglect is one of the higher brain dysfunction frequently found in right cerebral hemisphere disorders. It is a generic term for symptoms not noticed by objects or people in one side space. Its pathological condition is diverse, and its influence on daily life is also wide. However, the mechanism of that is not well understood. I introduce papers that have been reported as the origin of unilateral spatial neglect. I will give an overview of what is “unilateral spatial neglect” and introduce what has been reported so far about the origin and transition of its rehabilitation. On the topic of rehabilitation of unilateral spatial neglect, I introduce the outline quoted from the stroke treatment guidelines 2015, introduce Prism adaptation, Transcranial magnetic stimulation and Mirror therapy where the results are reported, and treatment experience of mirror therapy introduce about.