A simple treatment offers significant improvement for stroke survivors with a disability known as spatial neglect

More than half of stroke survivors do not receive rehabilitation after the first days of advanced stroke care. Instead of living for months or years with visible or hidden disabilities, stroke survivors can now take advantage of new techniques of advanced rehabilitation to improve their function and freedom. One condition, called spatial neglect—in which a person’s three-dimensional reality and spatial movements are distorted on one side—is particularly underdiagnosed and undertreated among those who have suffered strokes and other brain injuries. The Conversation asked neurologist A.M. Barrett and optometrist Kevin Houston, both from UMass Chan Medical School, to explain what causes Read More