Right vs Left Side Stroke

Question 1

Right brain functions

Answer 1

Movement on the left side of the body (contralateral)
Music awareness
Balance
Imagination
Intuition
Spatial recognition

Question 2

Left brain functions

Answer 2

Movement on the right side of the body (contralateral)
Language
Writing
Critical thinking
Logic and reasoning
Analysis

Question 3

Right sided stroke effects

Answer 3

Left-sided hemi neglect
Poor decision-making
Balance problems
Memory loss
Impulsivity
Left-sided weakness or paralysis

Question 4

Left-sided stroke effects

Answer 4

Apraxia
-Receptive aphasia (Wernicke’s)
-expressive aphasia (Broca’s)
Aware of deficits
Slow cautious behavior
Bowel/bladder incontinence
Right sided weakness or paralysis

Question 5

What must you concentrate on after a right brain stroke?

Answer 5

Must concentrate on left side recognition (to avoid neglect), art, music, creativity, and spatial recognition to “rewire“ the Neuroplasticity of the brain to recruit other areas

Question 6

What must you concentrate on after a left brain stroke?

Answer 6

We must concentrate on higher function activities to “rewire“ the Neuroplasticity of the brain to recruit other areas

Question 7

Right sided stroke manifestations

Answer 7

Patient tends not to listen
Increased fall risk
Don’t remember the stroke
Don’t remember body parts that do not work after the stroke

Question 8

Left-sided stroke manifestations

Answer 8

Language issues (Broca and Wernicke‘s aphasia)
“Shut in“ can’t escape brain