At 10:59 27/02/2012 +0000, John Urquhart wrote:
>.... Interestingly, however, a stroke is usually associated with a
>bleed or clot on either one side of the brain or the other. Since it
>appears to be rare that both sides of the brain is affected at the
>same time, then one would either be paralysed physically but with
>conversation - which could be employed as one is being wheeled about
>by one's former dance partners - or one has no conversation but can
>still dance!
If that is a serious comment, it seems to imply a belief that conversation
relies on one side of the brain and movement on the other side, which is
not the case. For most people, the main 'choice' is between having at
least some conversation but with one's left-hand side paralysed, or having
much less (or no) conversation and having one's right-hand side
paralysed! All shades of grey are obviously possible.
Kind Regards,
John
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