A patient was admitted to the medical/surgical unit with a stroke that affected the motor neurons in the direct (pyramidal) pathway. This affected the loss of voluntary movement to his left side. What other problems might the patient experience?
What will be an ideal response
Eventually, spasticity of the affected left side is likely to develop. If the stroke involves more of the non-dominant right hemisphere than the precentral gyrus, the patient might show sensory neglect to objects on his left side.
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