The relationship between balance and visuospatial attention on hemispheric stroke survivors: A study of egocentric and allocentric neural processing

Background: Impaired balance and visuospatial attention are well-documented sequelae of stroke. However, the interplay between balance function and visuospatial attention, particularly within egocentric and allocentric reference frames, remains poorly understood. Objective: This study aimed to eluci...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shijue Li, Kai Li, Ziyan Huang, Zhenwen Liang, Huaqing Chen, Yongping Zheng, Chuhuai Wang, Qiuhua Yu, Minghui Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
Series:NeuroImage: Clinical
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158225001317
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849239400107474944
author Shijue Li
Kai Li
Ziyan Huang
Zhenwen Liang
Huaqing Chen
Yongping Zheng
Chuhuai Wang
Qiuhua Yu
Minghui Ding
author_facet Shijue Li
Kai Li
Ziyan Huang
Zhenwen Liang
Huaqing Chen
Yongping Zheng
Chuhuai Wang
Qiuhua Yu
Minghui Ding
author_sort Shijue Li
collection DOAJ
description Background: Impaired balance and visuospatial attention are well-documented sequelae of stroke. However, the interplay between balance function and visuospatial attention, particularly within egocentric and allocentric reference frames, remains poorly understood. Objective: This study aimed to elucidate the relationship between balance and visuospatial attention in stroke survivors with left- and right-hemisphere lesions and to investigate the underlying neural mechanisms. Methods: Seventeen patients with right-hemisphere stroke, sixteen with left-hemisphere stroke, and eighteen age-matched healthy controls participated in this study. Balance function was evaluated using Prokin, while visuospatial attention was assessed through tasks involving egocentric and allocentric reference frames. In addition, event-related potentials of the P1, N1, and P2 components were measured during the attention tasks. Results: Patients with left-hemisphere stroke exhibited superior balance and visuospatial attention performance compared to those with right-hemisphere stroke. Balance function was positively correlated with both egocentric and allocentric visuospatial attention performance in left-hemisphere stroke survivors. Attenuated P1 amplitudes and enhanced P2 amplitudes were observed during allocentric processing in right-hemisphere stroke survivors. The P2 amplitude at the O2 electrode was positively associated with medio-lateral velocity, ellipse area, and perimeter during balance tasks in left-hemisphere stroke survivors. Conclusions: Balance function is closely linked to selective attention and categorization processes in allocentric visuospatial tasks, particularly in patients with left-hemisphere stroke, suggesting that the right hemisphere may play an important role in mediating balance and visuospatial attention functions in the patients with mild to moderate stroke.
format Article
id doaj-art-be0023965ef140b59cf07b95456686ae
institution Kabale University
issn 2213-1582
language English
publishDate 2025-01-01
publisher Elsevier
record_format Article
series NeuroImage: Clinical
spelling doaj-art-be0023965ef140b59cf07b95456686ae2025-08-20T04:01:01ZengElsevierNeuroImage: Clinical2213-15822025-01-014810386110.1016/j.nicl.2025.103861The relationship between balance and visuospatial attention on hemispheric stroke survivors: A study of egocentric and allocentric neural processingShijue Li0Kai Li1Ziyan Huang2Zhenwen Liang3Huaqing Chen4Yongping Zheng5Chuhuai Wang6Qiuhua Yu7Minghui Ding8Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080 Guangdong Province, ChinaDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080 Guangdong Province, ChinaDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080 Guangdong Province, ChinaDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080 Guangdong Province, ChinaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and Research Institute for Smart Ageing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hongkong, ChinaDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080 Guangdong Province, China; Corresponding authors.Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080 Guangdong Province, China; Corresponding authors.Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080 Guangdong Province, China; Corresponding authors.Background: Impaired balance and visuospatial attention are well-documented sequelae of stroke. However, the interplay between balance function and visuospatial attention, particularly within egocentric and allocentric reference frames, remains poorly understood. Objective: This study aimed to elucidate the relationship between balance and visuospatial attention in stroke survivors with left- and right-hemisphere lesions and to investigate the underlying neural mechanisms. Methods: Seventeen patients with right-hemisphere stroke, sixteen with left-hemisphere stroke, and eighteen age-matched healthy controls participated in this study. Balance function was evaluated using Prokin, while visuospatial attention was assessed through tasks involving egocentric and allocentric reference frames. In addition, event-related potentials of the P1, N1, and P2 components were measured during the attention tasks. Results: Patients with left-hemisphere stroke exhibited superior balance and visuospatial attention performance compared to those with right-hemisphere stroke. Balance function was positively correlated with both egocentric and allocentric visuospatial attention performance in left-hemisphere stroke survivors. Attenuated P1 amplitudes and enhanced P2 amplitudes were observed during allocentric processing in right-hemisphere stroke survivors. The P2 amplitude at the O2 electrode was positively associated with medio-lateral velocity, ellipse area, and perimeter during balance tasks in left-hemisphere stroke survivors. Conclusions: Balance function is closely linked to selective attention and categorization processes in allocentric visuospatial tasks, particularly in patients with left-hemisphere stroke, suggesting that the right hemisphere may play an important role in mediating balance and visuospatial attention functions in the patients with mild to moderate stroke.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158225001317Balance functionVisuospatial attentionEgocentric reference frameAllocentric reference frameEvent-related potentialsStroke
spellingShingle Shijue Li
Kai Li
Ziyan Huang
Zhenwen Liang
Huaqing Chen
Yongping Zheng
Chuhuai Wang
Qiuhua Yu
Minghui Ding
The relationship between balance and visuospatial attention on hemispheric stroke survivors: A study of egocentric and allocentric neural processing
NeuroImage: Clinical
Balance function
Visuospatial attention
Egocentric reference frame
Allocentric reference frame
Event-related potentials
Stroke
title The relationship between balance and visuospatial attention on hemispheric stroke survivors: A study of egocentric and allocentric neural processing
title_full The relationship between balance and visuospatial attention on hemispheric stroke survivors: A study of egocentric and allocentric neural processing
title_fullStr The relationship between balance and visuospatial attention on hemispheric stroke survivors: A study of egocentric and allocentric neural processing
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between balance and visuospatial attention on hemispheric stroke survivors: A study of egocentric and allocentric neural processing
title_short The relationship between balance and visuospatial attention on hemispheric stroke survivors: A study of egocentric and allocentric neural processing
title_sort relationship between balance and visuospatial attention on hemispheric stroke survivors a study of egocentric and allocentric neural processing
topic Balance function
Visuospatial attention
Egocentric reference frame
Allocentric reference frame
Event-related potentials
Stroke
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158225001317
work_keys_str_mv AT shijueli therelationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT kaili therelationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT ziyanhuang therelationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT zhenwenliang therelationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT huaqingchen therelationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT yongpingzheng therelationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT chuhuaiwang therelationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT qiuhuayu therelationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT minghuiding therelationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT shijueli relationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT kaili relationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT ziyanhuang relationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT zhenwenliang relationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT huaqingchen relationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT yongpingzheng relationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT chuhuaiwang relationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT qiuhuayu relationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing
AT minghuiding relationshipbetweenbalanceandvisuospatialattentiononhemisphericstrokesurvivorsastudyofegocentricandallocentricneuralprocessing