preview

A Brief Note On The Stroke Affected The Right Hemisphere Of His Brain Essay

Better Essays

Section A. Client Overview
DG was 54 when he suffered a stroke in February 2016. The stroke affected the right hemisphere of his brain, this resulted in a difficulty in understanding high level language e.g. jokes, metaphors and extended pieces of text. Right-sided strokes are associated with patients being emotionally labile, confused and impulsive, these characteristics and their impact were considered throughout DG’s care.

Prior to his stroke, he was a carer for his wife, who has dementia. He has a 23 year old daughter. She offered to care for her Mother two nights a week to give DG rest-bite. Instead, DG got a job as a part time cleaner, working on both the two evenings. Since DG’s stroke, his daughter has left work and has become the full time carer of her Mother. This has caused extra strain on the family relationships due to financial worries. His daughter reported that DG was always the ‘joker’ of the family. From this reported information, it became clear that jokes and sarcasm were a major part of DG’s personality and identity.

When DG was first admitted to hospital, the damage from the stroke seemed significantly worse. His speech was unintelligible, the oral stage of his swallow was slow and he was immobile. During the acute stages, DG was very agitated and struggled with fatigue. A combination of early intervention and spontaneous recovery helped DG to progress rapidly. Although his oral transit of food was still slower than pre-stroke, assessment

Get Access