Body Scheme Flashcards
inability to register and integrate stimuli from one side
unilateral neglect
differentiate body and hemispace neglect
body - neglect of body part
hemineglect - neglect of environment; able to see obstruction but ignores
unilateral neglect testing
ask pt to perfrom ADLs and IADLs
more likely to use unaffected side since they forget other side kahit magagamit pa nila
denial and lack of awareness of one’s paralysis
anosognosia
anosognosia testing
ask pt to move affected ex
paralyzed R arm tas pina taas no movement pero sinasabi ni pt na nakataas na
r/o psychological causes
lack of awareness of body structure to another
somatoagnosia
di alam mouth from nose
somatoagnosia testing
ask pt to point to body parts named by PT
done first before R&L discrimination
abbility to identify between R and L sides of body
R&L discrimination
R side affected =
perception
L side affected =
L - anguage
R&L discrimination testing
if impaired somatoagnosia proceed - able to know R from L but wrong parts
ask pt to point R ear or L ear
able to visually distinguish a figure from background
figure-ground discrimination
figure-ground discrimination testing
place white towel on white wall - not allowed to touch
or
spoon in many forks
difference between hyper/hypometria and problem in distance perception
hyper/hypo - cerebellar prob
distance perception - cerebrum prob
depth perception testing
fill a glass of water
