Contraversive Pushing Flashcards
What two diseases are highly associated with pusher syndrome but do not cause it?
Neglect (right hemisphere)
Aphasia (left hemisphere)
What type of stroke often results in pusher syndrome?
Right CVA
What is damaged when pusher syndrome occurs?
Left or right posteriolateral thalamus (thalamic nucleus)
What does vision provide info about?
Movement and cues for judging upright posture
What does vestibular inform a person about?
Head position relative to gravity and head movement
What does Somatosensation provide information about?
Weight bearing and relative position of body parts
What systems are involved with pusher syndrome?
Problems integrating visual and vestibular information (Somatosensation not associated)
What is graviception?
Perception of body position, equilibrium, and direction of gravitational forces
What does pusher syndrome equal?
Distortion of subjective postural vertical
What is pushing behavior in pusher syndrome trying to compensate for?
Mismatch between visual and postural vertical
What is the prognosis of pusher syndrome?
Does not affect functional outcomes (may take extra 3 months to reach goals)
What is the recommended measure used for pusher syndrome?
BLS (several functional tasks)
What is treatment for pusher syndrome?
Awareness of perceptional dysfunction
Exercises in earth vertical position
Link visual input to reality
Visual stimulus in motor learning
