Paralysis of the right side

When affected the left hemisphere, the patient can be traced right sided paralysis, the pathology of speech (that's right-handers), excitability, manifested in significant anxiety and depression, indecision and passivity, especially noticeable in speaking. Movement usually occur slowly, with caution, especially with the emergence of new goals. These are anxious and fearful often impress friends and family, who saw and knew the patient before a stroke completely different.

Sensual distinctiveness, entrepreneurial activity is replaced by apathy, passivity, sometimes lost sophisticated sensory excitement. And yet, despite the nature of the disease, many patients show a strong concern and willingness to correct existing disturbances, purposeful engagement in health recovery. When the affected right hemisphere is seen that the patient is indifferent to what is happening.

So by the way will be very relevant tips. The majority of patients with right-sided hemiplegia (when the lesion is in left hemisphere) it is necessary often to remind them that they are operating correctly. When the patient is not very well versed in colloquial speech, you should smile and affirmative nod. The words "good", "Yes", "right" can support the patient and to convince that he is right in everything he does.

For starters, if You help the victim to learn something new, the constant statement of his approval, words of encouragement may seem inappropriate. May come to mind that the attitude of the patient is undemanding, supportive and humiliates him. Of course, that would worsen the situation can be a lot of praise for what was done or for what he can't do.

Still, preferable to a greater extent to talk to the patient words of encouragement, and use positive gestures. If Your actions or conversation humiliate the patient, he will report it. If on the contrary You occasionally respond to the efforts of the patient, do not tell him what to do, he will not be able to cope with the new tasks. You need to fully interact with patients, respond to all the time. It is not necessary to wait until a specific task is completed.

Certain categories of people from the affected left hemisphere is quite difficult to perform ordinary tasks (washing up, dressing). And in these ordinary cases they have the need for assistance in leadership and training self. For example, the procedure of dressing can be broken down intoa few steps, encouraging and supporting the patient on each of them. In particular, support and incentives require that sick, insecure, restless. With them to talk about their successes than misfires.

The lesions of the right hemisphere

When affected the right hemisphere of the brain, the person will paralyze the left side, disturbed spatial perception (the ability to estimate the size, speed, shape), disturbed perception of their body. Visible signs of such a patient is the extraordinary complacency, underestimation of the actually existing problems with motor skills, indifference to their own flaw and its correction.

In connection with the above, the renewal of motor functions and abilities of the body with this defeat stems netoroplivo than with the defeat of the left hemisphere.

With a substantial disorder of perception in space often created big problems. Even when the patient with left-sided paralysis focused and attentive, he can't pass to wide doors for a wheelchair, crashing into the door jamb. They find it difficult to determine the distance to the object, it is difficult for them to read the newspaper, as they look lost on the page. When dressing these patients can skip the buttons or not to wear a shirt, it is risky to get behind the wheel of a car.

Due to the fact that they have lost partially the perception of the body, patients may not feel its separate parts and limbs.

Often, difficulties appear in the work of the left hand. Patients lost the sense of location, and they wanted her elsewhere. Such a distorted perception of the body can last from 1-2 weeks and up to two months. Those patients who do not comprehend their illness, often mentally retarded. Most of them are susceptible to depression. Such people act impulsively, without considering their real ability.

Recommendations for care

Do not use gestures to communicate because the patient does not understand them. To insist that the patient always spoke of their actions, because it can help with the necessary recovery skills are accurate perception of space.

First you need control over the actions of the patient, then he could make them yourself. When communication with the patient, not to hurry, to move quickly. And, of course, negative emotions are unacceptable in the communication, as is Your behavior will close the patient and hinder the training.