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This study shows a new virtual reality (VR) visual search task is feasible and well-accepted for assessing unilateral spatial neglect in stroke patients. The VR task effectively detects neglect, similar to traditional paper-pencil tests.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Unilateral spatial neglect is a common attention disorder post-right-hemispheric stroke, impacting quality of life.
  • Virtual Reality (VR) with head-mounted displays (HMD) offers a promising avenue for neglect assessment and rehabilitation.
  • This pilot study focused on developing and evaluating a simple VR visual search task for HMD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel virtual reality visual search task for assessing unilateral spatial neglect.
  • To evaluate the feasibility, acceptance, and potential adverse effects of the VR system in stroke patients and healthy controls.
  • To compare the performance of the VR task with traditional paper-pencil cancellation tasks.

Main Methods:

  • A VR system using an HMD and a hand-held controller was developed.
  • Participants performed a 3D visual search task, seeking targets among distractors.
  • Usability, acceptance, and performance were assessed in 15 subacute stroke patients (with/without neglect) and 35 healthy controls.

Main Results:

  • The VR system demonstrated high usability and acceptance in both patient and control groups.
  • No significant adverse effects were reported during the VR task.
  • A strong correlation (r=0.854) was found between the VR task and a standard paper-pencil neglect test (SNT).

Conclusions:

  • The developed VR visual search task is a feasible, well-accepted, and safe tool for assessing unilateral spatial neglect.
  • The VR task demonstrates comparable efficacy to paper-pencil methods in detecting neglect in stroke patients.
  • This VR approach holds potential for both assessment and rehabilitation of neglect.