TREATMENT OF HEMISPATIAL NEGLECT WITH DOPAMINERGIC AGONISTS

半侧空间忽视综合征与受损的 右半球损伤患者的功能康复。 甚至 尽管动物文献中有证据支持 多巴胺在控制注意力和忽视方面， 一些研究评估了药物干预对人类忽视 综合征 该项目的总体目标是了解患者是否 会从多巴胺受体激动剂治疗中获益 特别是，我们建议治疗（溴隐亭）患者， 右侧纹状体中风 我们将检查，如果有任何 定向注意的行为成分（探索运动或 感官表征）改善。

The syndrome of hemispatial neglect has been associated with impaired functional rehabilitation of patients with right hemisphere damage. Even though there is evidence in the animal literature to support the role of dopamine in the control of attention and neglect, there have been only a few studies evaluating pharmacologic intervention in the human neglect syndrome. The overall aim of this project is to learn whether patients with hemispatial neglect would benefit from dopamine agonist therapy. In particular, we propose to treat (with bromocriptine) patients with strokes involving the right striatum. We will exmaine which if any of the behavioral components of directed attention (exploratory-motor or sensory-representational) improve.