STROKE-PRESENTATION, RIGHT MCA

SUMMARY

NON-DOMINANT HEMISPHERE DEFICITS

1. Contralateral hemiparesis (face & arm > leg) & hemi-sensory loss

2. Contralateral homonymous hemianopia
3. Contralateral neglect
4. Constructional apraxia
5. Astereognosis
6. Anosognosia (impaired self-awareness, lack of awareness of disability)

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