My sister is 24.MRI of her brain showed infarction in the left posterior parietal region…recovery?
Each part of the brain has its own function, therefore the neurological deficits that result from a stroke depend on the location in the brain it occurred. The left and right parietal lobes contain the primary sensory cortex, which controls sensation (touch and pressure), and a large association area that controls fine sensation (judgment of texture, weight, size, and shape). Damage to the left parietal lobe may disrupt a patient’s ability to understand spoken and/or written language. Her symptoms will depend on the exact location in the parietal lobe and the size of the region involved. If her stroke is truly in the posterior part of the parietal lobe, then her language center should not be affected and she should not have difficulties with speech or writing. If she does have difficulty with speech, she can work with a speech pathologist to improve this. She may have difficulty interpreting sensory information, but with therapy she should be able to learn to compensate for this. She i
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