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4/5/2025

Visual Processing Assessments?

Hello All!

I have an adult patient who suffered a stroke that has reported issues with her visual processing and visual processing speed. She has completed the MVPT with pretty fair accuracy and had nothing out of the norm in her standard vision screen. The patient also has issues with motor planning/apraxia (attempted to tie her shoes by bringing her left hand to her left shoe and right hand to her right shoe but wasn't sure why she wasn't able to tie her shoes). Prior to her injury, she was a very successful business woman who lived a full life working and traveling.

Should further visual processing testing be done? If so, what assessments would you all recommend? I'm thinking we track her visual processing speeds and try to quicken her pace with a variety of activities.

Thanks everyone!

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Marga Grey

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Her attempt to tie her shoelaces reminds me of bilateral integration issues, which will impact motor planning and executive functioning. Do you know where the stroke lesion is? Bilateral integration exercises improve cross-lateral hemisphere communication - the corpus callosum is the main structure used. It may subsequently affect visual processing and visual perception - studies were done many years ago on patients post-hemispherectomy. It might be an option for a differential diagnosis or rehab strategies.

Marga Grey

3/27/2025

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Interested in Neuro, neuroplasticity and neuroscience in general.

Hi All, I have been working in paediatrics my entire career, focusing on sensory integration, specifically motor skills, including dyspraxia and DCD. I am intrigued by neurology and the processes involved in motor planning, integrating senses such as proprioception and vestibular, and how they affect the functions and development of children.

Is anybody else working in these fields?

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Penny Morton Smith

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Hi @Marga Grey (or anyone else!), would you have any interest in joining the OT Sensory CPD Special Interest Group for which I am a co-chair? It's a UK-wide group but would be happy to accept non-UK members. it would be a good starting point for networking with others with similar professional interests. I'll attach the blurb about the group.

Editado

2/3/2025

New to Neuro

Hi All,

I am new to this circle and Neuro :-).

I am a third year degree apprentice OT, and am hoping to engage with neuro as a specialist area for my final year, and post qualification. Hoping to engage with lots of interesting neuro chat and ideas.

I have begun to develop my reading around this topic but would be really glad to have any nuggets of wisdom, useful assessment ideas/ strategies, journal articles, books etc...

My are of work is community adult rehab.

Hoping to get to know this community really well 😁

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Miembro desconocido

5 abr.

Welcome Kirsty!

I am a newer graduate working in neuro (graduated fall 2023). This may seem basic, but look into different evidenced-based interventions like mirror therapy, visualization techniques, etc. I feel like sometimes the more experienced therapists I work with forget about these techniques when there's a good source of evidence supporting their efficacy!

Don't be afraid to get a mentor or ask for mentorship in specific areas in your first job and school experiences. It's a great way to show initiative and that you want to improve your skills.

You got this! :)

Jamie Grant

1/30/2025

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Cognitive Rehabilitation

Hi all. I came across this external article about cog rehab and thought it'd be worth sharing. From Everyday Health, it's a broad overview and highlights MDT input. It could be shared with your patients as general education, before they engage in cog rehab with you or your team...

A few excerpts:

"When we talk about cognitive rehabilitation, it's really any type of rehab involving acquisition, mastery, maintenance, and generalisation of new learning," says Dr. Hawes.

'Whether through restorative therapies aimed at enhancing cognitive abilities or compensatory strategies designed to make daily tasks more manageable, cognitive rehabilitation can significantly boost one’s quality of life. Research consistently shows that cognitive rehabilitation not only helps in managing symptoms but also enhances overall functional independence.'

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