Only Read the Right Part of A word？This is Unilateral Neglect Caused by ictus - ictus Center

"My dad always stared to the left after his ictus. 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 ictus, which is a common symptom of ictus. Unilateral neglect is one of the common complications after brain injury. Patients 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 riabilitazione, we should recognize it and give appropriate trattamento.

The way to identify unilateral neglect

Observe daily behavior:

·The head and eyes are tilted to the healthy side

·Ignore the person postura eretta on the affected side

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

The way to correct unilateral neglect in daily life

·When communicating and allenamento with the paziente, stand on the neglected side of the paziente as much as possible to migliorare his or her attention to the affected side

·Keep the patients in a safe and comfortable position. Ask the paziente to do more symmetrical activities such as Bobath handshake and upper arto lifting to remind the paziente of the presence of the neglected side

·Strengthen sensory input. Apply moderate pain, warmth, and tactile stimulation were applied to the affected arto.

·Cover the healthy eye with glasses to migliorare the paziente's attention to the affected side

·Reading allenamento: Give the paziente non-repeated articles to read. Mark the most marginal edge of the neglected side. Instruct the paziente 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

·uso the dressing mirror as posture mirror for posizione seduta, postura eretta, and sit-to-stand transfer allenamento.

Patients with unilateral neglect have slower recupero if they only undergo routine riabilitazione trattamento. Unilateral neglect can delay the riabilitazione process of patients, which should be paid attention to and corrected.