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?

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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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