Sustained attention training reduces spatial bias in Parkinson’s disease: a pilot case series
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2016
Authors
DeGutis, Joseph
Grosso, Mallory
VanVleet, Thomas
Esterman, Michael
Pistorino, Laura
Cronin-Golomb, Alice
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J DeGutis, M Grosso, T VanVleet, M Esterman, L Pistorino, A Cronin-Golomb. 2016. "Sustained attention training reduces spatial bias in Parkinson’s disease: a pilot case series." Neurocase, Volume 22, Issue 2, pp. 179 - 186. https://doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2015.1088035
Abstract
Individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) commonly demonstrate lateralized spatial biases, which affect daily functioning. Those with PD with initial motor symptoms on the left body side (LPD) have reduced leftward attention, whereas PD with initial motor symptoms on the right side (RPD) may display reduced rightward attention. We investigated whether a sustained attention training program could help reduce these spatial biases. Four non-demented individuals with PD (2 LPD, 2 RPD) performed a visual search task before and after 1 month of computer training. Before training, all participants showed a significant spatial bias and after training, all participants’ spatial bias was eliminated.