13b. neglect Flashcards
1
Q
what type of lesions are associated with contralateral hemienglect?
A
right parietal or frontal cortex
2
Q
what is aprosodic?
A
-flat affect, impaired emotional perception
3
Q
what is motor impersistence
A
can’t stay on task
4
Q
what cerebral artery is associated with neglect?
A
right MCA
right MCA stroke
5
Q
what are some neurological tests to test for hemineglect?
A
- line bisection
- line cancellation task
- clock face drawing
- reading a newspaper
6
Q
what is the main cause of neglect? which side is the damage more common on?
A
right temporal-parietal damage
7
Q
is neglect a sensory problem?
A
no
8
Q
what is the difference beween hemianopsia and hemineglect?
A
-hemiapnosia perform well on line cancelation task
9
Q
what is the neglect theory?
A
- hemispheric asymmetry for attention
- larger right frontal lobe in humans
10
Q
what is chronic neglect syndrome?
A
- substantial recovery over first few weeks/months
- left with parietal lobe deficits
