The purpose of this study was to determine the validity of a Draw-A-Man test in measuring personal neglect in patients with a stroke affecting the right side of the brain.

The Draw-A-Man test was administered to 51 individuals with a right CVA and 110 age-matched individuals without any brain insult. Individuals who displayed homogeneous bilateral representation of body parts were considered not to have personal neglect and those showing unilateral body parts were administered to the participants with right CVA to validate the Draw-A-Man test.

Personal neglect is a disorder of body scheme. It is seen more often in individuals with a right CVA than in people with left CVA. Individuals w

Of the normal participants without CVA's, which equaled 110 individuals, 70% were men. The mean age was 56.79+-10.98 years.

Using the Klein Bell Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Scale, the group with personal neglect displayed lower scores in each ADL category than the group without personal neglect. The scores for this Scale are 0-103 for dressing, 0-46 for elimination, 0-68 for mobility, 0-56 for bathing, 0-30 for eating, and 0-10 for emergency phone communication. This is a very precise chart since it documents the slightest change in their performance.

Fifty-one people completed these consent forms, of which 38 were men. The mean age was 59.41+-8.66 years and the mean duration post onset was 109.31+-62.26 days. 25 individuals had had hemor

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