Abstract
The selectivity of the effects of vestibular stimulation was investigated in a left brain-damaged patient suffering from right visuo-spatial hemineglect and severe dysplasia. Vestibular stimulation temporarily improved the former but not the latter disorder. These results support the view that this treatment improves hemineglect by a specific effect, running counter the rightward distortion of egocentric co-ordinates, rather than by a general hemispheric activation.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aphasia / physiopathology*
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Aphasia / therapy
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Attention / physiology*
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Brain Concussion / physiopathology
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Brain Concussion / therapy
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Brain Damage, Chronic / physiopathology
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Brain Damage, Chronic / therapy
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Caloric Tests
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Cerebral Cortex / injuries
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Cerebral Cortex / physiopathology
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Dominance, Cerebral / physiology*
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Electronystagmography
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Humans
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Neuropsychological Tests
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Orientation / physiology*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Vestibular Function Tests*
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Vestibular Nuclei / physiopathology*