1. Movement Deficits Post CVA
A brief summary of the most common
Deficits seen post stroke

2. Motor Control
One of the most obvious deficits after stroke is lack of movement or motor control

3. Midline Orientation
Another deficit noted that is less common is midline orientation; Midline orientation can be severely debilitating and increases fall risk in patients.

4. Sensory Loss
Sensory loss can affect the involved side after stroke. You may lose the touch sensation or the deep pressure sensation. You may loose position sense/proprioception as well. All of these make it more difficult to walk or move and may cause risk of injury to the involved limb.

5. Neglect
Neglect is a difficult thing to understand. It often leads to big limits in safe mobility and may be severely limiting in function

6. Body Awareness Can be either left or right
Can be upper or lower extremity
Can be with or without movement

7. Ataxia versus Apraxia Ataxia—coordination of movement
Apraxia—motor planning
Ataxia versus balance

8. Patterns of movement/synergies
Changes in muscle Tone
High tone
Low tone
Patterns of movement/synergies
Positioning

9. Vision deficit Field cut Double vision quadrants/holes in vision
Depth perception

10. Right versus Left CVA characteristics:
Right—left sided body paralysis, vision problems, quick/inquisitive behavioral style, memory loss.
Left-right sided body paralysis, speech/language problems, slow/cautious behavior style, memory loss.

11. Recovery Brain plasticity Relearning normal movement Technology
Rehabilitation