In this paper I will detail the story, “Eyes Right!” by Dr. Oliver Sacks. This story comes from the book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales. Dr. Sacks explains the story of Mrs. S who has suffered a massive stroke. I will begin my paper by giving a summary of the story, including the brain systems and functions that were affected. Next I will address the impact of stroke on Mrs. S occupational performance. I will then provide affective responses from Dr. Sacks, Mrs. S, and myself. Finally, I will provide a conclusion of how this story added to my learning for OT school.
The symptoms of a right-hemisphere stroke are very much similar like the symptoms Mr. Fix-it is experiencing. For example, both suggest that functions on the left side of the body are completely neglected; therefore, the left visual section of the body does not respond effectively to stimuli due to the neglect. Damage to the right occipital lobe is very likely. The patient may have experienced some damage to areas 18 and 19 of the occipital lobe. “Damage to these association areas resulted in the patient’s failure to recognize items even when they have been seen before”, such as Mr. Fix-it’s deficiency to recognize geometric shapes (Carlson, 2010). Moreover, the patient could have also experience damage in the frontal lobe, specifically on area 8, in which it could have r...
In conclusion, “Left Neglected” truly helps one understand the importance of the brain and the massive effects that injuring it can have. An injury itself is life threatening, a recovery may not even occur. Huge life adjustments may need to be made. The brain is the life force for any living animal, and it is important to realize that further understanding the areas of the brain and how they are interconnected in forming the reality in which every human being can see can only help solve problems for people like Sarah Nickerson. For the time being, the first step we can take is prevention and maybe driving a little slower to work when we are on the freeway.
Within Oliver Sacks, “To See and Not See”, the reader is introduced to Virgil, a blind man who gains the ability to see, but then decides to go back to being blind. Within this story Sacks considers Virgil fortunate due to him being able to go back to the life he once lived. This is contrasted by Dr. P, in “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for A Hat”, Sacks states that his condition is “tragic” (Sacks, “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for A Hat (13) due to the fact that his life will be forever altered by his condition. This thought process can be contributed to the ideas that: it is difficult to link physical objects and conceptualized meanings without prior experience, the cultures surrounding both individuals are different, and how they will carry on with their lives.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat is an informative book by Oliver Sacks which discusses a wide variety of neurological disorders of his patients. The book is divided into four sections which are Losses, Excesses, Transports, and The World of the Simple. Each section has its own theme and set of stories with different main character. There is no main character throughout the book except for the author who is Dr. Sacks sharing the stories and experiences of his patients. The theme of the section called Losses is the lack of function in the brain through a neurological disorder. Many people have neurologicasl diseases or disorders which causes them the inability of a function of the brain. Some examples which Sacks included were Aphonia,
... sight: A case of hemineglect. In J. A. Ogden, Fractured Minds (pp. 113-136). New York: Oxford University Press.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks is a novel composed of tales of some patients he dealt with while working as a neurologist. The title of the book is derived from a case of a man with visual agnosia, which impairs the ability to recognize visually presented objects. Within this book are twenty-four tales akin to this condition. Amongst them is a story of The Disembodied Lady, which describes Catherine’s unique condition: proprioception. The base example in this case is perception, particularly bodily position and proprioception, while the target example is the protagonist’s disembodiment; her inability to sense her body, as if she was receiving no information form the periphery, and had lost her position senses.
This article discusses the basic understanding of what occupational therapy is and what it the
Psychology is, at its simplest, easily defined as the scientific study of the human mind, behavior, and experience. When reading The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales, one cannot help but see the stories presented by Dr. Oliver Sacks, a clinical neurologist, are just as much psychological in nature as they are neurological. Sacks claims to be “equally interested in diseases and people” (p. vii) and seeks to share with the reader the “suffering, afflicted, fighting human subject” (p. viii). It is this identification with the person behind the disease that makes Sacks’ book meaningful from a psychological point of view. One could say Sacks is a physiological psychologist, concerned as he is with how the person, or mind,
The aim of this essay is a reflective account in which I will describe a newly acquired skill that I have learned and been able to implement within my role as a trainee assistant practitioner. (T.A.P.) for Foundation for Practice. I have chosen to reflect upon neurological observations on patients that will be at risk of neurological deterioration. Before I begin any care or assessments, I should have a good theoretical underpinned knowledge, of the skill that I am about to put into practice, and have a good understanding of anatomy and physiology, in order to make an accurate assessment of a patients neurological status. I will be making a correct and relevant assessment to identify any needs or concerns to establish the patient’s individualized care, and make observations to determine an appropriate clinical judgement.
MALLON, THOMAS. "After a Devastating Stroke, the Author Dictated This Memoir Using Only His Left Eyelid." In the Blink of an Eye. New York times, 15 June 1997. Web. 11 Dec. 2013. .
The Biased Eye goes on to tell you how you are bias and don't even know it. You are raised being bias and you know no difference. By watching the WWYD videos I have came up with three ways people are bias to your peers and don't even know it. The first is bike thief, then autism in restraints, and finally children on leashes.
Charlie worked at a factory and saved the factory ten thousand dollars of work and made the products more efficient. He changed the way the machines are set up in the factory that saves them thousands of dollars and required less work. Charlie understood the concept of the factories and was able to make improvements. The operation was supposed to increase Charlie’s IQ and that is what he was hoping would happen. Charlie’s spelling and grammar improves throughout his progress reports and his IQ dramatically improved from a sixty-eight to two hundred. Charlie wanted to become smart and improve his English after the surgery and that is exactly what happened. Charlie is so fascinated with how the procedure on the brain worked that he wanted to improve the way they did the intelligence surgery. Charlie then discovered new knowledge of the function and the increase of human intelligence. Charlie's wisdom was so high, he was able to uncover important discoveries of the complex human mind. The procedure affected Charlie and increased his skills and brilliance.
Anne Sullivan was considered virtually blind as a child and raised with her younger brother Jimmie Sullivan in a state infirmary. Anne and her brother were abandoned by their abusive father at a young age shortly after their mother passing. After numerous treatments Anne had managed to recover a portion of her eye sight allowing her to read for short periods of time. The time spent in the infirmary was filled with chaos and fear, denying Jimmie treatment for a life threatening disease tuberculosis; leaving Anne alone with no family l...
“Sight and hearing were the only senses remaining, and they, like two solitary sparks, remained to animate the miserable body which seemed fit for nothing but the grave,” Alexandre Duma described Mr. Monsieur Noirtier de Villefort in his novel The Count of Monte Cristo in 1844 (1). This is the earliest reference known of locked-in syndrome (LIS) in literature (2). A case, which is most commonly a result of stroke, leaves its victim being fully aware and conscious yet almost completely paralyzed and immobile (3). Locked-in syndrome can be defined by how it presents itself, how it differs from other similar conditions, its various terms, and its three types.
The Eye is the organ of sight. Eyes enable people to perform daily tasks and to learn about the world that surrounds them. Sight, or vision, is a rapidly occurring process that involves continuous interaction between the eye, the nervous system, and the brain. When someone looks at an object, what he/she is really seeing is the light that the object reflects, or gives off.