Nazife İncilay TİRSİOĞLU, Melisa ABAY, Rıza SONKAYA, Necdet KOCABIYIK
Turkish Medical Student Journal - 2026;13(2):30-34
Spatial neglect is a syndrome that stems from damage to brain regions that are critical for spatial attention and most commonly occurs post-stroke. Spatial neglect causes a lack of awareness of the contralesional space, affecting sensory perception, motor function, and daily life activities. Conventional paper-and-pencil tasks, the Behavioral Inattention Test, the Catherine Bergego Scale, and the Kessler Foundation Neglect Assessment Process, are the assessment methods used in clinical practice to detect spatial neglect and its impact on functional performance. Rehabilitation strategies, such as prismatic adaptation, non-invasive brain stimulation, and virtual reality, are considered to be promising methods. This review proposes that using a single assessment and a single treatment method still is not ultimately effective. Hence, combining different rehabilitation methods, as well as exploring the potential of artificial intelligence as an assessment and rehabilitation strategy may provide optimized outcomes. In order to overcome the current limitations and remove the ambiguity of long-term results, conducting future randomized controlled trials are critical.
