Question

Robert's mother is usually meticulous in her presentation. when picking her up for a family dinner, he noticed that her makeup was only applied to the right side of her face. her hair was also brushed on the right side, but on the left it was matted and uncombed. he immediately took her to the hospital after she was unaware of any problems. she was diagnosed with ________, which is evidenced by damage to the association areas of the right hemisphere.

Answer 1

The answer to this question is that Robert’s mother is diagnosed with Unilateral spatial neglect. The Unilateral Spatial neglect or USN is the failure to give attention to a thing or a person on the side of the brain that is damaged caused by a stroke. Unilateral spatial neglect is also known as a unilateral visual neglect.