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Left Hemineglect After Ischemic Stroke to the Left Brain Hemisphere: A Case Study

Received: 25 December 2016     Accepted: 5 January 2017     Published: 18 October 2017
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Abstract

Patient, male, 67, was diagnosed as having ischemic degenerative changes in the fronto-parietal cortical area of the left hemisphere due to the occlusion of the middle cerebral artery. Clinical picture was characterized by right-sided hemiparesis in the upper right shoulder and relative weakness in the right leg, as well as motor aphasia. Patient was tested on hemineglect (HN) after 2 years of the initial stroke. No signs of HN were revealed in line bisection and cancelation tasks, as well as in copying the clock and Rey-Osterrieth figure from a sample. Drawing clock and Rey-Osterrieth figure from memory was characterized by omission of details from the left side of figures, suggesting left HN at a representational level.

Published in American Journal of Applied Psychology (Volume 6, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajap.20170604.16
Page(s) 83-87
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Keywords

Left Hemineglect, Left Hemisphere, Ischemic Stroke

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  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

  • Students’ Psycho-Physiological Research Center, Ilia University, Tbilisi, Georgia

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