EFFECT TO VARIOUS PART

Right Brain Injury Effects

  • General Effects: A right brain injury affects normal functions, leading primarily to impairments on the left side of the body due to the brain's contralateral control.

  • Left Side Hemiplegia:

    • Patients experience weakness on the left side, clinically termed hemiplegia.

  • Impairment of Creativity:

    • The right brain is associated with creativity; patients may have difficulties with understanding and interpreting art and music.

  • Temporal and Spatial Confusion:

    • Patients will struggle with confusing dates, times, and places.

    • They may fail to recognize familiar faces or associate names with them.

  • Loss of Depth Perception:

    • Patients may have difficulty judging distances and spatial arrangements.

  • Communication Difficulties:

    • Trouble staying on topic during conversations, often linked to a short attention span.

  • Neglect of Left Side:

    • A significant issue is left side neglect, where patients may ignore stimuli from the left side of their body.

  • Grooming Issues:

    • Patients might struggle to maintain proper grooming habits due to neglect and cognitive effects.

  • Emotional Instability:

    • Patients can display emotional volatility, impulsivity, poor decision-making abilities, and inadequate assessment of spatial elements, such as shapes.

  • Denial of Limitations:

    • There is often a lack of awareness regarding their limitations, heightening the risk of injury due to impulsivity.

  • Nonverbal Language Interpretation:

    • Difficulty in interpreting nonverbal cues and understanding hidden meanings in communication.

  • Attention Span:

    • Patients exhibit a notably short attention span, impacting education and instruction effectiveness.

Left Brain Injury Effects

  • General Effects: A left brain injury primarily impacts the right side of the body, as represents contralateral effects.

  • Right Side Hemiplegia:

    • Patients will experience weakness on the right side, clinically termed hemiplegia.

  • Aphasia:

    • Difficulty in formulating and comprehending words, which can manifest as:

    • Expressive Aphasia( BROCA): Trouble producing speech, despite understanding language fairly well

    • Receptive Aphasia(WERNICKE’S):Difficulty understanding spoken or written language, while their speech remains fluent but often nonsensical or meaningless (word salad)

  • Awareness of Limitations:

    • Unlike patients with right brain injuries, these patients are typically aware of their limitations, leading to potential psychological impacts.

  • Emotional Consequences:

    • Patients may experience severe depression, anger, and frustration as a result of their awareness of their disabilities.

  • Challenges with Written Language and Numbers:

    • Difficulty in understanding written text and interpreting numbers, often interest in math skills difficulties.

    • Agraphia: Issues with writing ability.

  • Intact Memory:

    • Memory capabilities may remain intact despite other cognitive impairments.

  • Visual Impairments:hemianopia

    • Patients may have issues seeing objects on the right side of their body.