Functional asymmetries in patients with hemiparesis: a literature review

Abstract

Physical impairment in patients with unilateral brain lesions and the differences between patients with left- and right-hemisphere lesions have been extensively described in the literature. However, few studies compared the recovery of patients with left- and right-hemisphere lesions. In view of the
important differences between the latter, and the respectively specific rehabilitation approaches, it is important to verify what has been investigated
on the recovery of each side lesion. This study aimed to review the existing
data about rehabilitation of patients with hemispheric lesions and also to
evidence the differences between left- and right-hemisphere lesions and the
corresponding therapeutic approaches.