Johannsen Leif, Ackermann Hermann, Karnath Hans-Otto
Department of Cognitive Neurology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
J Rehabil Med. 2003 Nov;35(6):249-53. doi: 10.1080/16501970310009972.
It has been shown recently that neck muscle vibration in combination with an exploration training leads to lasting amelioration of spatial neglect. The present study evaluated whether vibration of the left posterior neck muscles alone has the potential to induce lasting reduction in spatial neglect.
A multiple baseline design was used to control for spontaneous recovery or uncontrolled change caused by external events.
Six patients with spatial neglect following right hemisphere stroke.
Daily vibration treatment of the left posterior neck muscles for 20 minutes on 10 consecutive days. During vibration, patients did not perform any specific activities.
We observed significant amelioration of spatial neglect after terminating the vibration therapy. The improvement was found to be stable at follow-up testing about 1.4 years later.
Vibration of the left posterior neck muscles is a useful, non-invasive tool supplementing the established methods of spatial neglect treatment. It does not necessarily require the patient's co-operation, which is an important advantage especially in the early phases of rehabilitation.
最近的研究表明，颈部肌肉振动结合探索训练可导致空间忽视的持续改善。本研究评估了仅对左后颈部肌肉进行振动是否有可能导致空间忽视的持续减轻。
采用多基线设计来控制由外部事件引起的自发恢复或未控制的变化。
6例右半球卒中后出现空间忽视的患者。
连续10天每天对左后颈部肌肉进行20分钟的振动治疗。在振动过程中，患者不进行任何特定活动。
在终止振动治疗后，我们观察到空间忽视有显著改善。在约1.4年后的随访测试中发现这种改善是稳定的。
左后颈部肌肉振动是一种有用的、非侵入性的工具，可补充已有的空间忽视治疗方法。它不一定需要患者的配合，这是一个重要优势，尤其在康复早期阶段。
