Intervention of the Rehabilitation Nurses in the Person with Pusher Syndrome

• Main Authors: André Novo (Author), Brígida Cavadas (Author), Cristiana Teles (Author), Rui Sousa (Author), Teresa Costa (Author), Olga Ribeiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Portuguesa dos Enfermeiros de Reabilitação, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Pusher syndrome is a little-known, but relatively frequent, postural disorder. It occurs when patients sitting or in an orthostatic position use the non-paretic limbs to push (push) towards the paretic side, which results in an inclined posture, resisting with the non-paretic side any...