Journal
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
Volume 29, Issue 1, Pages 358-371Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ene.15122
Keywords
mirror therapy; rehabilitation; stroke; unilateral neglect
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [82072540]
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Mirror therapy is more effective than sham mirror therapy or no treatment for improving neglect and daily living activities in patients with unilateral neglect after stroke. High-quality trials with larger sample sizes are needed to determine the immediate and long-term effects of appropriate mirror therapy protocols for unilateral neglect.
Background and purpose The effect of mirror therapy for unilateral neglect after stroke currently remains uncertain. Methods This systematic review investigated the effect of mirror therapy on neglect and daily living activities in patients with unilateral neglect after stroke when compared with no treatment, sham mirror therapy, or routinely applied therapies only. We performed a systematic electronic search of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang Data to identify relevant randomized control trials (RCTs). Results We included five RCTs in the data synthesis. Mirror therapy (combined or not with other treatments) was more effective in improving neglect as compared with sham mirror therapy or no treatment (combined or not with the other therapies; standard mean difference [SMD] = 1.62, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.03-2.21, p < 0.00001). Mirror therapy (combined or not with other therapies) was effective in improving daily living activities as compared with sham mirror therapy or no treatment (combined or not with the other therapies; SMD = 2.09, 95% CI = 0.63-3.56, p = 0.005). Conclusions Our results show that mirror therapy effectively improves neglect and daily living activities in patients with unilateral neglect after stroke. Future trials with high methodological quality and larger sample sizes are needed to determine the immediate and long-term effect of appropriate mirror therapy protocol for unilateral neglect.
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