Congruent movement training as a rehabilitation method to ameliorate symptoms of neglect-proof of concept.

Stroke patients with visuospatial neglect (VSN) have difficulties responding to visual information located in the contralesional hemifield, affecting many daily life activities (ADL) such as eating, reading and mobility. Visual Scanning Therapy (VST) is widely used in clinical practice to ameliorate symptoms of VSN. Yet, not all patients benefit from this training and many training sessions are needed in order to achieve stable results.

Blood pressure in adults with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data.

Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis was designed to determine the overall mean blood pressure and prevalence of hypertension among a representative sample of adults living with cerebral palsy by combining individual participant data. Additional objectives included estimating variations between subgroups and investigating potential risk factors for hypertension.

Methods: Potential datasets were identified by literature searches for studies published between January 2000 and November 2017 and by experts in the field.

Sleep problems in children with cerebral palsy and their parents.

Aim: To describe: (1) the frequency and types of sleep problems, (2) parent-rated satisfaction with their child's and their own sleep, and (3) child factors related to the occurrence of sleep problems in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and their parents. The secondary objective was to compare the sleep outcomes of children with CP with those from typically developing children and their parents.

Method: The Sleep section of the 24-hour activity checklist was used to assess the sleep of children with CP and their parents and the sleep of typically developing children and their parents.

Spinal cord injuries and bowel stomas: timing and satisfaction with stoma formation and alterations in quality of life.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Objectives: Neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD) is frequent among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and is often difficult to treat. A bowel stoma is considered the last-resort treatment option for individuals with SCI and severe NBD.

Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and pain intensity in persons with spinal cord injury.

Study Design: Cross-sectional.

Objectives: To examine the association between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and pain intensity, taking symptoms of anxiety and depression into account within persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting: Persons with SCI, who visited a Dutch rehabilitation centre between 2005 and 2010, were invited to complete a survey.

The association between visuospatial neglect and balance and mobility post-stroke onset: A systematic review.

Background: Although previous narrative reviews have highlighted a potential association between visuospatial neglect (VSN) and balance disorders, to what extent different areas of balance and mobility could be affected is still unclear.

Objectives: This systematic review updates previous literature findings and systematically reviews sitting balance, standing balance and mobility outcomes.

Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Naric-Rehabdata, PEDro and the Cochrane Trials Library were systematically searched.

Machine learning-based classification of viewing behavior using a wide range of statistical oculomotor features.

Since the seminal work of Yarbus, multiple studies have demonstrated the influence of task-set on oculomotor behavior and the current cognitive state. In more recent years, this field of research has expanded by evaluating the costs of abruptly switching between such different tasks. At the same time, the field of classifying oculomotor behavior has been moving toward more advanced, data-driven methods of decoding data.

Neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury: topical analgesics as a possible treatment.

Study Design: Review of the literature and semi-structured interviews.

Objective: To explore the possible use of topical analgesics for the treatment of neuropathic pain (NP) in spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting: Institute for Neuropathic Pain, Soest, The Netherlands.

Sleep health practices and sleep knowledge among healthcare professionals in Dutch paediatric rehabilitation.

Background: Sleep disorders are highly prevalent in children with neurodisabilities, yet they seem under-recognized in paediatric rehabilitation settings. The aim of this study was to assess among two groups of healthcare professionals (HCPs) working in paediatric rehabilitation: (1) sleep health practices and (2) knowledge about sleep physiology, sleep disorders and sleep hygiene.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional sleep survey among medical and non-medical HCPs and the general population.

Performance and Self-reported Functioning of People With Chronic Idiopathic Axonal Polyneuropathy: A 4-Year Follow-up Study.

Objective: To describe the course of performance of activities (observed and self-reported) of people with chronic idiopathic axonal polyneuropathy (CIAP) over 4 years and to assess the associations with muscle strength, sensory function, and psychological personal factors (intention, perceived behavior control [PBC], and feelings of depression or anxiety).

Design: Prospective observational study with measurement at baseline, 6 months, 1 year, and 4 years.

Setting: Outpatient neurology clinic.

The Distinct Traits of the UNC13A Polymorphism in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Objective: The rs12608932 single nucleotide polymorphism in UNC13A is associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) susceptibility, and may underlie differences in treatment response. We aimed to characterize the clinical, cognitive, behavioral, and neuroimaging phenotype of UNC13A in patients with ALS.

Methods: We included 2,216 patients with ALS without a C9orf72 mutation to identify clinical characteristics associated with the UNC13A polymorphism.

Parental perspectives on care for sleep in children with cerebral palsy: a wake-up call.

Purpose: Sleep problems are common in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and have a large impact on child health and family functioning. This qualitative study aimed to explore parental perspectives regarding the care for sleep of their young child (age 1-8 years) with CP.

Materials And Methods: Individual, semi-structured interviews were conducted with eighteen parents of a child with CP (GMFCS levels I-V).

Intra-saccadic displacement sensitivity after a lesion to the posterior parietal cortex.

Visual perception is introspectively stable and continuous across eye movements. It has been hypothesized that displacements in retinal input caused by eye movements can be dissociated from displacements in the external world using extra-retinal information, such as a corollary discharge from the oculomotor system. The extra-retinal information can inform the visual system about an upcoming eye movement and accompanying displacements in retinal input.

Motor congruency and multisensory integration jointly facilitate visual information processing before movement execution.

Attention allows us to select important sensory information and enhances sensory information processing. Attention and our motor system are tightly coupled: attention is shifted to the target location before a goal-directed eye- or hand movement is executed. Congruent eye-hand movements to the same target can boost the effect of this pre-movement shift of attention.

The relationship between visuospatial neglect, spatial working memory and search behavior.

Visuospatial neglect (VSN) is characterized by a lateralized attentional deficit in the visual domain. In addition, patients with VSN might have an impairment in the temporary storage of spatial information in working memory (spatial working memory; SWM) that, like VSN, could impair systematic searching behavior. Several studies have demonstrated either SWM impairments or impaired searching behavior in VSN patients.

Sporting programs aimed at inactive population groups in the Netherlands: factors influencing their long-term sustainability in the organized sports setting.

Background: The organized sports sector has received increased interest as a setting to stimulate physical activity among inactive target groups. To include many inactive people and to obtain population health benefits, it is important that effective sporting programs are sustained (i.e.

Is congruent movement training more effective than standard visual scanning therapy to ameliorate symptoms of visuospatial neglect? Study protocol of a randomised control trial.

Introduction: Approximately 30% of all patients with stroke show visuospatial neglect (VSN). Currently, visual scanning therapy (VST) is applied in clinical settings to attenuate neglect symptoms. VST builds on the premise that eye movements to the affected hemifield lead to a concurrent shift of visual attention.

Psychological distress in partners of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and progressive muscular atrophy: what's the role of care demands and perceived control?

Caregivers of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Progressive Muscular Atrophy (PMA) patients often experience psychological distress. Yet, it is unclear which factors explain the variance in psychological distress. This study seeks to evaluate how care demands and perceived control over caregiving influence psychological distress using moderation and mediation analysis.

Participation Restrictions and Satisfaction With Participation in Partners of Patients With Stroke.

Objective: To investigate participation restrictions and satisfaction with participation in partners of patients with stroke.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Five rehabilitation centers and 3 hospitals in The Netherlands.

Development curves of communication and social interaction in individuals with cerebral palsy.

Aim: To determine development curves of communication and social interaction from childhood into adulthood for individuals with cerebral palsy (CP).

Method: This Pediatric Rehabilitation Research in the Netherlands (PERRIN)-DECADE study longitudinally assessed 421 individuals with CP, aged from 1 to 20 years at baseline, after 13 years (n=121 at follow-up). Communication and social interactions were assessed using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales.

Trans-saccadic memory after right parietal brain damage.

Introduction: Spatial remapping, the process of updating information across eye movements, is an important mechanism for trans-saccadic perception. The right posterior parietal cortex (PPC) is a region that has been associated most strongly with spatial remapping. The aim of the project was to investigate the effect of damage to the right PPC on direction specific trans-saccadic memory.

User perspectives on a psychosocial blended support program for partners of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and progressive muscular atrophy: a qualitative study.

Background: Partners are often the main caregivers in the care for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and progressive muscular atrophy (PMA). Providing care during the progressive and fatal disease course of these patients is challenging and many caregivers experience feelings of distress. A blended psychosocial support program based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy was developed to support partners of patients with ALS and PMA.

Mobility and self-care trajectories for individuals with cerebral palsy (aged 1-21 years): a joint longitudinal analysis of cohort data from the Netherlands and Canada.

Background: A good understanding of developmental trajectories is crucial for making prognoses, planning interventions, and monitoring progress in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy. Our study aimed to describe developmental trajectories of mobility and self-care capability in a large sample of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy from the Netherlands and Canada.

Methods: We did longitudinal data analyses of cohorts from the Netherlands (Pediatric Rehabilitation Research in the Netherlands; PERRIN) and Ontario, Canada (Adolescent Study of Quality of Life, Mobility, and Exercise; ASQME).