Interventions for Visual Field Defects in Patients With Stroke
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Interventions for visual field defects in patients with stroke.
BACKGROUND Visual field defects are estimated to affect 20% to 57% of people who have had a stroke. Visual field defects can affect functional ability in activities of daily living (commonly affecting mobility, reading and driving), quality of life, ability to participate in rehabilitation, and depression, anxiety and social isolation following stroke. There are many interventions for visual fi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.111.639815