Functional electrical stimulation (FES) of the upper limb alleviates unilateral neglect: a case series analysis.
We report the results of a new form of therapy for unilateral spatial neglect. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) applied to the left forearm extensor muscles reduced the symptoms of severe left unilateral visual neglect in three patients, with the benefits being measurable at 6 months post-tre...
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| description | We report the results of a new form of therapy for unilateral spatial neglect. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) applied to the left forearm extensor muscles reduced the symptoms of severe left unilateral visual neglect in three patients, with the benefits being measurable at 6 months post-treatment. We suggest that FES activates a proprioceptive map within the right parietal lobe whose level of activation is otherwise diminished by the lesion. This both increases awareness of the contralesional side and stimulates functional interactions with the environment. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:b7084bca-a55b-46b2-bc6c-b50f7ddd471f2022-03-27T04:45:26ZFunctional electrical stimulation (FES) of the upper limb alleviates unilateral neglect: a case series analysis.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:b7084bca-a55b-46b2-bc6c-b50f7ddd471fEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2009Harding, PRiddoch, MWe report the results of a new form of therapy for unilateral spatial neglect. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) applied to the left forearm extensor muscles reduced the symptoms of severe left unilateral visual neglect in three patients, with the benefits being measurable at 6 months post-treatment. We suggest that FES activates a proprioceptive map within the right parietal lobe whose level of activation is otherwise diminished by the lesion. This both increases awareness of the contralesional side and stimulates functional interactions with the environment. |
| spellingShingle | Harding, P Riddoch, M Functional electrical stimulation (FES) of the upper limb alleviates unilateral neglect: a case series analysis. |
| title | Functional electrical stimulation (FES) of the upper limb alleviates unilateral neglect: a case series analysis. |
| title_full | Functional electrical stimulation (FES) of the upper limb alleviates unilateral neglect: a case series analysis. |
| title_fullStr | Functional electrical stimulation (FES) of the upper limb alleviates unilateral neglect: a case series analysis. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Functional electrical stimulation (FES) of the upper limb alleviates unilateral neglect: a case series analysis. |
| title_short | Functional electrical stimulation (FES) of the upper limb alleviates unilateral neglect: a case series analysis. |
| title_sort | functional electrical stimulation fes of the upper limb alleviates unilateral neglect a case series analysis |
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