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The Evaluation of Anosognosia in Stroke Patients

Author(s) -

Maria Donata Orfei,

Carlo Caltagirone,

Gianfranco Spalletta

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

cerebrovascular diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221

H-Index - 104

eISSN - 1421-9786

pISSN - 1015-9770

DOI - 10.1159/000199466

Subject(s) - anosognosia , medicine , denial , stroke (engine) , rehabilitation , neuropsychology , aphasia , acquired brain injury , physical medicine and rehabilitation , clinical psychology , psychiatry , physical therapy , psychology , cognition , psychotherapist , mechanical engineering , engineering

Anosognosia in stroke patients showed a relevant detrimental effect on the rehabilitation course and patients' quality of life, especially in those with brain injury. Although a number of reliable scales for the assessment of anosognosia in stroke and traumatic brain injury have been developed, at present no single measure fully explores the multifaceted nature of the phenomenon.

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