Only Read the Right Part of A word？This is Unilateral Neglect Caused by Ictus - Centro de Ictus

"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 lesión. 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 rehabilitación, we should recognize it and give appropriate tratamiento.

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 paciente, stand on the neglected side of the paciente as much as possible to mejorar his or her attention to the affected side

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

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

·Cover the healthy eye with glasses to mejorar the paciente's attention to the affected side

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

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