Associate Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience. Improving diagnosis and rehabilitation of visual perception problems after brain injury. Stroke. CVI. She/her

Durham, England
Joined November 2016
It’s launch day! The Oxford Visual Perception screen is available to download here oxvps.webspace.durham.ac.uk/ It’s an easy to use 15-min test suitable for stroke survivors. In 10 tasks like naming pictures or counting stars, OxVPS checks for 15 visual perception conditions.
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This is our last post on this platform. If you want to learn more about visual perception, how to assess it and what rehabilitation is available, find us on linkedin.com/in/kathleen-van… and on bsky.app/profile/kathleenvan…
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This week's training video is about our own Oxford Visual Perception Screening test for vision issues after a stroke. Screen for object and face recognition difficulties, reading impairments, neglect, visuospatial issues and more in 15 min. youtu.be/uXQPMTw4l5Q
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We're back again with a new video on assessing visual perception difficulties. This time we focus on object agnosias. How to easily tell apart associative, apperceptive agnosia and optic aphasia. 🧑‍🎓🩺🧠 Find out: youtu.be/1W4F7Wp0qcA
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One last call for our survey tinyurl.com/mpbebbmt ! We need ~50 #OT and #orthoptist by 31st March. Do you have 10 minutes? Can you share with 5 colleagues? @RCOT_NP @biosstrokeneuro
👩‍⚕️OTs and Orthoptists👨‍⚕️New survey about current practice of visual perception difficulties after a brain injury: tinyurl.com/mpbebbmt. Results will inform new training and clinical tools. ⏳ 5-10 min 🏆 15 posters about visual perception difficulties + rehab tips. Thank you!!
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We continue our video series with another one on assessment. This time, we explore tools for assessing perceptual organisation. What are your favourite instruments? youtu.be/41gXzWypYQw
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One way to comprehensively assess visual functions after a brain injury is with the Birmingham Object Recognition Battery. We briefly introduce the BORB in the our latest video. youtu.be/93pDcSTki20
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A very exciting day! After 7 years of hard work with Nele Demeyere, the first paper on the Oxford Visual Perception Screen got published! OxVPS: oxvps.webspace.durham.ac.uk Paper: doi.org/10.1177/026921552513…
Our @DurhamPsych researchers, working with @UniOfOxford, have launched a new free and simple tool to screen stroke survivors for visual perception problems to make it easier to spot difficulties and inform recovery. 👉 brnw.ch/21wQZSw @TheStrokeAssoc @NIHRresearch
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Interested in how occupational therapy looks in different settings? See a day in the life of occupational therapist Gabby working in the stoke rehab team at @northumbrianhs. 💚
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Next up in our series on assessment instruments for visual perception issues after a stroke: the OT-APST youtu.be/9B1492nkcsg Have you use it before? What are your experiences? @biosstrokeneuro @RCOT_NP @IAOrthoptists @AOTInews
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In our next videos on visual cognition difficulties after a brain injury, we'll cover ways to assess and screen for it. First up is the Rivermead Perceptual Assessment Battery youtu.be/A_95-A57RO4 Might be helpful for @biosstrokeneuro @RCOT_NP @IAOrthoptists @AOTInews members
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Simultanagnosia???? It's difficulties with seeing more than one thing at the time and can happen after brain injury. 📽️ Learn more in our video youtu.be/IyzJbgbK1Iw Check out the whole series 📽️ Training for health professionals 🧑‍⚕️🏥
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Optic aphasia! Is it agnosia 👁️? Is it aphasia 👄? It's a bit of both: difficulties with naming objects when shown visually. Check out our video to learn more: 🧑‍🎓youtu.be/UUFHO4SQhwY @RCOT_NP @biosstrokeneuro @DurhamPsych
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Next up in our series of visual perception conditions: Associative Agnosia. 🏫🧑‍🎓 After a brain injury people can have difficulties with recognising object. 🧠🚲 Find out what's happening in their brain here youtu.be/AWqhjwF0Crw
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Apperceptive agnosia. That's a mouth full! It's basically issues with building a coherent picture out of all the colours and shapes that catch our eyes. 🧑‍🎓 Learn more here youtu.be/KlHUJ5yGsmk
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Ever heard of Anton's syndrome? It's a rare but strange condition. 👨‍🎓 After an injury to the back of the brain, a person can become blind but they are totally unaware that they can't see. Their brain does not realise that they can no longer see. 🧑‍🦯 youtu.be/99uIRwnga3Q?feature…
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Hallucinations is not always a sign of a mental health condition, it can happen after a brain injury too. Learn about Charles Bonnet syndrome in our video youtu.be/E3dH7XKa8n4 If you want to read more check out charlesbonnetsyndrome.uk @biosstrokeneuro @RCOT_NP @DurhamPsych
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What are the different stages of visual perception? Find out in our newest video in our 🧑‍🎓training series for health professionals 🏥 @biosstrokeneuro @RCOT_NP @IAOrthoptists @neurodana youtu.be/3DKHodl61VY
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We're starting 2025 with a new series of CPD videos 🎓 for health professionals. 🆓 Feel free to share and use as you like! 🏭 Made by @durhampsych.bsky.social First up, what is visual perception? Is it the same as vision? Is it visual inattention? youtu.be/gEVObD2yY3M
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👩‍⚕️OTs and Orthoptists👨‍⚕️New survey about current practice of visual perception difficulties after a brain injury: tinyurl.com/mpbebbmt. Results will inform new training and clinical tools. ⏳ 5-10 min 🏆 15 posters about visual perception difficulties + rehab tips. Thank you!!
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