The Puzzles Test and the Red Shapes Test as new diagnostic tools for neglect syndrome
Introduction Neuropsychological methods for diagnosing neglect syndrome (NS) are focused on identifying the inability of patients to respond to stimuli localized in contralesional space. There are a large number of methods capable of diagnosing spatial neglect, but at the same time having various...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cambridge University Press
2022-06-01
|
| Series: | European Psychiatry |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822022817/type/journal_article |
| _version_ | 1827753764289773568 |
|---|---|
| author | V. Propustina G. Stepanov D. Yurina N. Varako M. Kovyazina S. Vasilyeva V. Daminov |
| author_facet | V. Propustina G. Stepanov D. Yurina N. Varako M. Kovyazina S. Vasilyeva V. Daminov |
| author_sort | V. Propustina |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
Introduction
Neuropsychological methods for diagnosing neglect syndrome (NS) are focused on identifying the inability of patients to respond to stimuli localized in contralesional space. There are a large number of methods capable of diagnosing spatial neglect, but at the same time having various limitations and restrictions in their use.
Objectives
To devise and to test universal diagnostic techniques for visuospatial neglect detection.
Methods
1) A.R. Luria test battery; Trail Making Test (Part A); the Bells Test; 2) Authors’ methods: the Puzzles Test, the Red Shapes Test. A total of 47 patients after stroke with right hemisphere damage participated in the study and were divided into a target (18 patients with NS) and a control (29 patients without NS) groups. The Puzzles Test consists of three tasks: turning over cards, completing a sentence using cards with letters, completing a picture. The Red Shapes Test consisted in the search for a variable number of geometric shapes. Objective indicators of the study: total task completion time, the number of left omissions.
Results
The sensitivity of the tests to NS was examined using the Mann-Whitney U-test. Differences in the number of omissions and task completion time between patients with and without spatial neglect were statistically significant regarding all tasks: turning over cards (p=0.01), completing a sentence (p<0.001), completing a picture (p<0.001), finding geometric shapes (p<0.01).
Conclusions
The Puzzles Test and Red Shapes Test along with the foreign tests (the Bells Test, Trail Making Test) are sufficiently effective methods for spatial neglect detection.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
|
| first_indexed | 2024-03-11T07:40:47Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-23046686323342e89023d10bc85eddda |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 0924-9338 1778-3585 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-11T07:40:47Z |
| publishDate | 2022-06-01 |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| record_format | Article |
| series | European Psychiatry |
| spelling | doaj.art-23046686323342e89023d10bc85eddda2023-11-17T05:08:33ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S879S87910.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2281The Puzzles Test and the Red Shapes Test as new diagnostic tools for neglect syndromeV. Propustina0G. Stepanov1D. Yurina2N. Varako3M. Kovyazina4S. Vasilyeva5V. Daminov6Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty Of Psychology, Moscow, Russian FederationLomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty Of Psychology, Moscow, Russian FederationLomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty Of Psychology, Moscow, Russian FederationLomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty Of Psychology, Moscow, Russian Federation Research Center of Neurology, Department Of Neurorehabilitation And Physiotherapy, Moscow, Russian FederationLomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty Of Psychology, Moscow, Russian Federation Research Center of Neurology, Department Of Neurorehabilitation And Physiotherapy, Moscow, Russian FederationPirogov National Medical and Surgical Center, Medical Rehabilitation Clinic, Moscow, Russian FederationPirogov National Medical and Surgical Center, Medical Rehabilitation Clinic, Moscow, Russian Federation Introduction Neuropsychological methods for diagnosing neglect syndrome (NS) are focused on identifying the inability of patients to respond to stimuli localized in contralesional space. There are a large number of methods capable of diagnosing spatial neglect, but at the same time having various limitations and restrictions in their use. Objectives To devise and to test universal diagnostic techniques for visuospatial neglect detection. Methods 1) A.R. Luria test battery; Trail Making Test (Part A); the Bells Test; 2) Authors’ methods: the Puzzles Test, the Red Shapes Test. A total of 47 patients after stroke with right hemisphere damage participated in the study and were divided into a target (18 patients with NS) and a control (29 patients without NS) groups. The Puzzles Test consists of three tasks: turning over cards, completing a sentence using cards with letters, completing a picture. The Red Shapes Test consisted in the search for a variable number of geometric shapes. Objective indicators of the study: total task completion time, the number of left omissions. Results The sensitivity of the tests to NS was examined using the Mann-Whitney U-test. Differences in the number of omissions and task completion time between patients with and without spatial neglect were statistically significant regarding all tasks: turning over cards (p=0.01), completing a sentence (p<0.001), completing a picture (p<0.001), finding geometric shapes (p<0.01). Conclusions The Puzzles Test and Red Shapes Test along with the foreign tests (the Bells Test, Trail Making Test) are sufficiently effective methods for spatial neglect detection. Disclosure No significant relationships. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822022817/type/journal_articleneuropsychological assessmentspatial neglectunilateral neglectvisuospatial search |
| spellingShingle | V. Propustina G. Stepanov D. Yurina N. Varako M. Kovyazina S. Vasilyeva V. Daminov The Puzzles Test and the Red Shapes Test as new diagnostic tools for neglect syndrome European Psychiatry neuropsychological assessment spatial neglect unilateral neglect visuospatial search |
| title | The Puzzles Test and the Red Shapes Test as new diagnostic tools for neglect syndrome |
| title_full | The Puzzles Test and the Red Shapes Test as new diagnostic tools for neglect syndrome |
| title_fullStr | The Puzzles Test and the Red Shapes Test as new diagnostic tools for neglect syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Puzzles Test and the Red Shapes Test as new diagnostic tools for neglect syndrome |
| title_short | The Puzzles Test and the Red Shapes Test as new diagnostic tools for neglect syndrome |
| title_sort | puzzles test and the red shapes test as new diagnostic tools for neglect syndrome |
| topic | neuropsychological assessment spatial neglect unilateral neglect visuospatial search |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822022817/type/journal_article |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT vpropustina thepuzzlestestandtheredshapestestasnewdiagnostictoolsforneglectsyndrome AT gstepanov thepuzzlestestandtheredshapestestasnewdiagnostictoolsforneglectsyndrome AT dyurina thepuzzlestestandtheredshapestestasnewdiagnostictoolsforneglectsyndrome AT nvarako thepuzzlestestandtheredshapestestasnewdiagnostictoolsforneglectsyndrome AT mkovyazina thepuzzlestestandtheredshapestestasnewdiagnostictoolsforneglectsyndrome AT svasilyeva thepuzzlestestandtheredshapestestasnewdiagnostictoolsforneglectsyndrome AT vdaminov thepuzzlestestandtheredshapestestasnewdiagnostictoolsforneglectsyndrome AT vpropustina puzzlestestandtheredshapestestasnewdiagnostictoolsforneglectsyndrome AT gstepanov puzzlestestandtheredshapestestasnewdiagnostictoolsforneglectsyndrome AT dyurina puzzlestestandtheredshapestestasnewdiagnostictoolsforneglectsyndrome AT nvarako puzzlestestandtheredshapestestasnewdiagnostictoolsforneglectsyndrome AT mkovyazina puzzlestestandtheredshapestestasnewdiagnostictoolsforneglectsyndrome AT svasilyeva puzzlestestandtheredshapestestasnewdiagnostictoolsforneglectsyndrome AT vdaminov puzzlestestandtheredshapestestasnewdiagnostictoolsforneglectsyndrome |