Left Side neglect after stroke

Posted By Charles Puckett on December 27, 1997 at 07:41:44:









On 10/10 of this year, my wife (47 yrs old) suffered a deep vein hemmoragic stroke located above her right ear which affected both the frontal lobe and parietal lobe. She was transferred to the Hershey Medical Center's Rehab hospital about 11/16. Suprising everyone, she has responded to rehab well.  They initially thought she'd not be much more than an intelligent veggie but she's just blossomed. She walks, talks, eats by herself and in general is well on the way to recovery. I'm told her mental recovery is progressing well and there's no reason to expect anything less than an alomst full recovery in this area. She's blind in her right eye since birth and the stroke affected her left eye. She was partially paralized on the left side but this is responding very well. She suffers from left side neglect. The Eye department evaluated her remaining vision and told her she has lost a full 50% of the vision she has left and that she'll never be able to drive again. I've been told that this will never get any better and I've also been told that it may improve!!
My question is this: Can this left side neglect improve in some cases or is improvement generally not seen??   Thank You