Acute behavioral derangements without hemiplegia in cerebrovascular accidents.
In addition to regulating sensory and motor function, the human brain is also involved in the coordination of complex mental processes. In some cerebrovascular accidents, hemiplegia may be completely absent and deficits of language, behavior, and memory may dominate the clinical picture.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001519:Behavior; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D003693:Delirium / Q000209:etiology; D004411:Dyslexia, Acquired / Q000209:etiology; D005625:Frontal Lobe; D006429:Hemiplegia; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009778:Occipital Lobe; D010296:Parietal Lobe; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000209:etiology; D013702:Temporal Lobe; D014956:Writing