RECOVERY FROM UNILATERAL VISUO-SPATIAL NEGLECT

Patients who had demostrated unilateral visuo-spatial neglect on a simple drawing and copying task 3-4 wk after a right hemisphere stroke were reassessed 5 mo. later. Although the incidence of neglect as defined had dropped markedly in that period, they remained impaired on tests of spatial analysis and visual perception relative to a group of right hemisphere patients without neglect. The measurement of neglect was discussed in the light of these results and the stability of the neglect group''s abnormal position preference on 1 of the tests administered.