Stroke researchers strive to close the implementation gap for spatial neglect care
East Hanover, NJ. May 14, 2019. Spatial neglect remains a hidden disability despite the availability of effective tools for the diagnosis and treatment for this common complication of stroke. Addressing this
March 10, 2016. A.M. Barrett, MD, director of Stroke Rehabilitation Research at Kessler Foundation, was elected Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). Dr. Barrett was acknowledged for her achievements in the field of neurology, her leadership of the AAN Neural Repair and
WEST ORANGE, N.J.—In recognition of May as National Stroke Awareness Month, Kessler Foundation highlighted its stroke rehabilitation research and funding of employment initiatives to improve the lives of people with disabilities.
While many researchers strive to improve mobility after stroke,
West Orange, NJ. April 10, 2014. Kessler Foundation has acquired its second Ekso - the Ekso GT™ - the newest exoskeletal device from Ekso Bionics™. The Foundation is one of first to implement the Ekso GT, which will be studied solely in patients with hemiplegia who are less than three months post
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West Orange, NJ. February 17, 2015. Stroke researchers have determined that the Kessler Foundation Neglect Assessment Process (KF-NAP ™) measures severity of spatial
Dr. Barrett, director of stroke rehabilitation research at Kessler Foundation, is an expert in hidden disabilities like spatial neglect. She commented on the significance of new findings by stroke
Developed and distributed by Kessler stroke rehabilitation experts
West Orange, NJ. May 19, 2014. Kessler stroke researchers have developed a manual for the Kessler Foundation Neglect Assessment Process (KF-NAPTM), as well as a manual and devices for the Kessler Foundation Prism Adaptation
West Orange, NJ. April 16, 2014. Kessler Foundation has been named awardee of a three-year grant for $1.8 million from the Department of Defense Spinal Cord Injury Research Program. Gail Forrest, PT, PhD, is principal
West Orange, NJ. January 27, 2014. Stroke rehabilitation researchers at Kessler Foundation report an association between acute, severe spatial neglect post stroke and long-term
Benefits shown in subset of patients with spatial neglect following right brain stroke. Findings support behavioral classification and early intervention
West Orange, NJ. December 27, 2013. Stroke rehabilitation researchers report improvement in spatial neglect with prism adaptation therapy. This