Hemianopia, hemianaesthesia, and hemiplegia after right and left hemisphere damage. A hemispheric difference
Academic Article
Publication Date:
1993
abstract:
The incidence of somatosensory, visual half-field and motor deficits contralateral to a hemispheric lesion in a continuous series of 154 left brain damaged and 144 right brain damaged stroke patients were investigated. These contralateral disorders were more frequent after lesions of the right hemisphere. This difference cannot be attributed to a bias in patients' selection. It is suggested that left spatial neglect is the factor underlying this hemispheric difference.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Aged; Brain Damage, Chronic; Cerebral Hemorrhage; Cerebral Infarction; Dominance, Cerebral; Female; Functional Laterality; Hemianopsia; Hemiplegia; Humans; Hypesthesia; Male; Motor Skills; Muscle Contraction; Neurologic Examination; Sensation; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Visual Fields
List of contributors:
Sterzi, R; Bottini, Gabriella; Celani, M. G; Righetti, E; Lamassa, M; Ricci, S; Vallar, G.
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