Only Read the Right Part of A word？This is Unilateral Neglect Caused by 卒中 - 卒中 中心 - 司羿 智能的

"My dad always stared to the left after his 卒中. As long as I stood on his right, he couldn't find where I was going. What’s wrong with him?"

This situation is likely to be the unilateral neglect after 卒中, which is a 常见的 症状 of 卒中. Unilateral neglect is one of the 常见的 complications after brain injury. 患者 suffering from neglect may read only the right side of the newspaper and ignore the left side, eat only from the right side his plate, or may even bump into objects on the ignored side, bringing many difficulties in daily life. Unilateral spatial neglect will affect 康复, we should recognize it and give appropriate 治疗.

The way to identify unilateral neglect

Observe daily behavior:

·The head and eyes are tilted to the healthy side

·Ignore the person standing on the affected side

·Miss food on the left side of plate, or do not use the utensils on the left

The way to correct unilateral neglect in daily life

·When communicating and training with the 患者, stand on the neglected side of the 患者 as much as possible to improve his or her attention to the affected side

·Keep the 患者 in a safe and comfortable position. Ask the 患者 to do more symmetrical activities such as Bobath handshake and 上 肢体 lifting to remind the 患者 of the presence of the neglected side

·Strengthen 感觉的 input. Apply moderate 疼痛, warmth, and tactile stimulation were applied to the affected 肢体.

·Cover the healthy eye with glasses to improve the 患者's attention to the affected side

·Reading training: Give the 患者 non-repeated articles to read. Mark the most marginal edge of the neglected side. Instruct the 患者 to find the mark before continuing reading each time.

·Item transfer: Transfer items from the affected side to the healthy side or from the healthy side to the affected side

·Use the dressing mirror as posture mirror for sitting, standing, and sit-to-stand transfer training.

患者 with unilateral neglect have slower 恢复 if they only undergo routine 康复 治疗. Unilateral neglect can delay the 康复 process of 患者, which should be paid attention to and corrected.