Chapter 8. Management of Perceptual Impairments

  1. Dr Judi Edmans Therapists Specialist
  1. Louisa Reid1,
  2. Dr Judi Edmans Therapists Specialist2

Published Online: 13 MAY 2010

DOI: 10.1002/9781444323801.ch8

Book Title

Occupational Therapy and Stroke, Second Edition

Occupational Therapy and Stroke, Second Edition

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How to Cite

Reid, L. and Edmans, J. (2010) Management of Perceptual Impairments, in Occupational Therapy and Stroke, Second Edition (ed J. Edmans), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444323801.ch8

Editor Information

  1. University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Author Information

  1. 1

    National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK

  2. 2

    University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 13 MAY 2010
  2. Published Print: 25 JUN 2010

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405192668

Online ISBN: 9781444323801

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Keywords:

  • perceptual impairment management;
  • perceptual impairments, major impact on occupational performance;
  • perceptual impairments - body scheme, visual discrimination and agnosia;
  • right and left hemiplegic stroke and perceptual problems;
  • patient response and interpretation to therapist's questions;
  • intervention of perceptual impairments - restorative and adaptive approaches;
  • Intentional Mechanism Theory - left hemisphere activating right hand to left of midline;
  • impaired midline awareness or ‘Pusher syndrome’;
  • adaptive (compensatory/functional) strategies;
  • visual agnosia - inability in recognising objects, with visual functions unimpaired

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Definition of perception

  • Normal perception

  • Perceptual impairments

  • Perceptual assessment

  • Intervention

  • Self-evaluation questions

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