Neuropsychological assessment of visuospatial impairment

Prior research has revealed that people with vestibular problems are often affected by cognitive impairment, and more specifically by deficits of visuospatial capacities. The individual not being able to understand visual representations and spatial relationships characterizes the visuospatial deficits. Several other populations have been also been found to be considerably affected by visuospatial deficits, including for example, people with Hemineglect. Karnath and Dieterich (2006) propose a close relationship between vestibular function and hemineglect, where a common ‘multisensory cortex’ integrates vestibular information for visuospatial processing. In the present research, we will investigate the different aspects of visuospatial impairment between vestibular and hemineglect patients. A databank will be created with the results of many different neuropsychological tests (e.g., Rey Figure, SCOPA-COG, Visuospatial Neglect Test Battery, TAP and VSAD) and for each type of patient. In this poster presentation, we seek ideas and feedback for the development of the databank