Description
Neurological deficit is a common result of stroke or other neurological injury. It can result from direct injury or loss of blood flow and oxygenation of the tissue. Symptoms of this neurological deficit can be different depending on where the damage is located in the brain, largely because of different functional areas of the brain. For example, this is an image from the learning map of Brodmann’s mapping of functionally distinct regions of the cortex. (Image uploaded as a file)
Instructions:
Pick an area of the brain to be the focus of your discussion; you may pick anywhere in the cerebral cortex, diencephalon, cerebellum or brain stem.
Answer the following questions, you may complete additional research as needed:
- Describe the area you selected, where it is located and what the function of the area is. Be specific.
- If damaged occurred to this area what would the symptoms be or what would the patient experience based on the function of the structure?
- What activities of daily living, ADLs, would you suppose be affected. Explain your reasoning.
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations and references in APA format.