Publications

Authors:

Basagni, Benedetta; De Tanti, Antonio; Damora, Alessio; Abbruzzese, Laura; Varalta, Valentina; Antonucci, Gabriella; Bickerton, Wai Ling; Smania, Nicola; Mancuso, Mauro

Title:

The assessment of hemineglect syndrome with cancellation tasks: a comparison between the Bells test and the Apples test

Year:

2017

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES

ISSN of journal:

1590-1874

N° Volume:

38

Number or Folder:

12

Page numbers:

2171-2176

Keyword:

apples test; bells test; neglect; rehabilitation; stroke

Short description of contents:

Unilateral spatial neglect (USN) is a frequent consequence of acquired brain injury, especially following right hemisphere damage. Traditionally, unilateral spatial neglect is assessed with cancellation tests such as the Bells test. Recently, a new cancellation test, the Apples test, has been proposed. The present study aims at comparing the accuracy of these two tests in detecting hemispatial neglect, on a sample of 56 right hemisphere stroke patients with a diagnosis of USN. In order to evaluate the agreement between the Apples and Bells tests, Cohen's kappa and McNemar's test were used to assess differences between the two methods of evaluation. Poor agreement and statistically significant differences emerged between the Apples and Bells tests. Overall, the Apples test was significantly more sensitive than the Bells test in detecting USN. Based on these results, the use of the Apples test for peripersonal neglect assessment is therefore highly recommended.

Web page:

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-3139-7

Product ID:

99815

Handle IRIS:

11562/971481

Last Modified:

November 18, 2022

Bibliographic citation:

Basagni, Benedetta; De Tanti, Antonio; Damora, Alessio; Abbruzzese, Laura; Varalta, Valentina; Antonucci, Gabriella; Bickerton, Wai Ling; Smania, Nicola; Mancuso, Mauro, The assessment of hemineglect syndrome with cancellation tasks: a comparison between the Bells test and the Apples test «NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES» , vol. 38 , n. 12 , 2017 , pp. 2171-2176

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