TY - JOUR
T1 - Performance on figure ground perception following stroke induced hemiplegia
T2 - A compairson of pre-and post-rehabilitation with the neurologically unimpaired
AU - Shah, Surya
AU - Holmes, Mike
AU - Leisman, Gerry
PY - 2007/5
Y1 - 2007/5
N2 - This article compares performance times on the Figure Ground Perception (FGP) of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT) in persons with stroke-induced hemiplegia and unimpaired older persons. Two hundred and twelve right dominant persons with hemiplegia on admission and discharge from comprehensive rehabilitation and 321 neurologically unimpaired persons in the community were evaluated on the FGP subtests of the SIPT. There were significant differences in performance between unimpaired persons and those with hemiplegia following a stroke. Among the persons with stroke-induced hemiplegia, performance on discharge was significantly better than on admission across all five FGP subtests. Age, sex, and severity of hemiplegia also affected performance on specific subtests; the influence of laterality was significant in persons with right hemispheric lesions; and persons with Wernicke's aphasia performed more poorly. Although further investigation is clearly needed, the association of increasing age (particularly males 75 years and over), severity of hemiplegia, and presence of aphasia on FGP performance suggest that these factors should be considered in the development of rehabilitation programs for stroke patients.
AB - This article compares performance times on the Figure Ground Perception (FGP) of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT) in persons with stroke-induced hemiplegia and unimpaired older persons. Two hundred and twelve right dominant persons with hemiplegia on admission and discharge from comprehensive rehabilitation and 321 neurologically unimpaired persons in the community were evaluated on the FGP subtests of the SIPT. There were significant differences in performance between unimpaired persons and those with hemiplegia following a stroke. Among the persons with stroke-induced hemiplegia, performance on discharge was significantly better than on admission across all five FGP subtests. Age, sex, and severity of hemiplegia also affected performance on specific subtests; the influence of laterality was significant in persons with right hemispheric lesions; and persons with Wernicke's aphasia performed more poorly. Although further investigation is clearly needed, the association of increasing age (particularly males 75 years and over), severity of hemiplegia, and presence of aphasia on FGP performance suggest that these factors should be considered in the development of rehabilitation programs for stroke patients.
KW - Figure ground perception
KW - Neuropsychology
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - Stroke outcome
KW - Visual Perception
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U2 - 10.1080/00207450600773921
DO - 10.1080/00207450600773921
M3 - Article
C2 - 17464786
AN - SCOPUS:34247558671
SN - 0020-7454
VL - 117
SP - 711
EP - 731
JO - International Journal of Neuroscience
JF - International Journal of Neuroscience
IS - 5
ER -