Dear Customer (name blocked for privacy),

I have information on parietal lobe and frontal lobe damage and the resultant functions that would be damaged. I have place in bold print the areas of the brain I am speaking about and placed in italics information that I thought might especially pertain to your husband's damage.

The Right Hemisphere, in general (the whole right side of the brain) is responsible for Holistic functioning and processing multi-sensory input similtaneously to provide the "holistic" picture of one's environment. Visual spatial skills, holistic function such as dancing and gymnastics are coordinated here. Memory is stored in auditory, visual and spatial modalities.

If the parietal lobe damaged it can result in: inability to discriminate between sensory stimuli; inability to locate and recognize parts of the body; in severe injury the inability to recognize self; disorientation of environmental space; inability to write.

The posterior area of the frontal lobe consists of the premotor and motor areas. Nerve cells that produce movement are located in the motor areas. The premotor areas serve to modify movements.

I thought it was interesting to review information about the Limbic system. The Limbic system is located deeper in the brain and a little lower than the frontal-parietal lobe. The olfactory pathways are located there. Damage to this area could affect loss of sense of smell; agitaition, loss of control of emotions, and loss of recent memory.

So from the description of the MRI this is the effects of damage to that area, plus probably a larger area than what his old infarct covered.

I hope this provides you at least a partial answer.

If you need anything clarified, please write back to me.

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I wish you and your husband the best recovery,

Susan