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[Perceptual impairment].

K Asplund·B Bernspång
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After a brain injury, whether traumatic or caused by a stroke, perceptual impairments are common. They are, however, only seldom revealed by a routine physical examination. In this article, the many manifestations of perceptual impairment and tests for perceptual function are briefly presented. It appears that perceptual deficits contribute largely to reduced self-care ability in patients with brain lesions. An effective training program for perceptual deficits remains to be developed.

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K Asplund, B Bernspång. 1989. [Perceptual impairment].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2813049/

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