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

"My dad always stared to the left after his đột quỵ. 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 đột quỵ, which is a common symptom of đột quỵ. Unilateral neglect is one of the common complications after chấn thương não. bệnh nhân 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 phục hồi chức năng, we should recognize it and give appropriate điều trị.

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 bệnh nhân, stand on the neglected side of the bệnh nhân as much as possible to cải thiện his or her attention to the affected side

·Keep the bệnh nhân in a an toàn and thoải mái position. Ask the bệnh nhân to do more symmetrical activities such as Bobath handshake and chi trên lifting to remind the bệnh nhân of the presence of the neglected side

·tăng cường sensory input. Apply moderate đau, warmth, and tactile stimulation were applied to the affected limb.

·Cover the healthy eye with glasses to cải thiện the bệnh nhân's attention to the affected side

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

bệnh nhân with unilateral neglect have slower phục hồi if they only undergo routine phục hồi chức năng điều trị. Unilateral neglect can delay the phục hồi chức năng process of bệnh nhân, which should be paid attention to and corrected.