Lesions of this region can produce a variety of disorders associated with body knowledge and self-awareness such as anosognosia, asomatognosia, or somatoparaphrenia.
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Because patients with anosognosia may be unaware of their deficits, they may be less likely to seek treatment once they are released from the hospital.
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There are also studies showing that the maneuver of vestibular stimulation could temporarily improve both the syndrome of spatial unilateral neglect and of anosognosia for left hemiplegia.
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Neurorehabilitation is difficult because, as anosognosia impairs the patient's desire to seek medical aid, it may also impair their ability to seek rehabilitation.
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It can also induce a temporary remission of anosognosia, the visual and personal aspects of hemispatial neglect, hemianesthesia, and other consequences of right hemispheric damage.
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Anosognosia can be selective in that an affected person with multiple impairments may seem unaware of only one handicap, while appearing to be fully aware of any others.
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Fifteen percent of individuals with severe mental illnesses who refuse to take medication voluntarily under any circumstances may require some form of coercion to remain compliant because of anosognosia.
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In order to make functional recovery gains, right hemisphere stroke survivors should receive rehabilitation services, so patients with anosognosia should be encouraged to seek out additional treatment.
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For control subjects Ramachandran chose two stroke patients who were also recently paralyzed on the left side by stroke and showed clear signs of neglect but no trace of anosognosia.
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For example, anosognosia for hemiplegia, or the paralysis of one side of the body, may occur with or without intact awareness of visuo-spatial unilateral neglect.
