Research progress of unilateral spatial neglect

Unilateral spatial neglect is a common,yet frequently overlooked neurological disorder following brain damages,especially stroke.It has negative influence on patients' functional recovery.However,by the lack of professional awareness and clinical guidelines,the assessment and management of this symptom have no new progress.In addition to the clinical assessment with the line bisection test,the star cancellation test,and the Catherine Bergego Scale,careful history taking from the patient,family is necessary for correct diagnosis.In recent years,some treatments like prism adaptation technology and rTMS have been shown to be benefit on alleviating the clinical symptoms of USN,but the mechanisms need to be clarified.