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This series of articles for rehabilitation in practice aims to cover a knowledge element of the rehabilitation medicine curriculum. Nevertheless they are intended to be of interest to a multidisciplinary audience. The competency addressed in this article is 'The trainee consistently demonstrates a knowledge of the pathophysiology of various specific impairments including cognitive dysfunction including perception' and 'management approaches for specific impairments including cognitive dysfunction including perception'. The article focuses on hemispatial neglect as a common and difficult to manage problem in clinical practice.

Original publication

DOI

10.1177/0269215509357851

Type

Journal article

Journal

Clin Rehabil

Publication Date

08/2010

Volume

24

Pages

675 - 684

Keywords

Brain, Humans, Perceptual Disorders, Rehabilitation