En el episodio de hoy, hablo del síndrome del empujador o patrón empujador, característico de algunos pacientes que han sufrido un ictus e incluso otras lesiones cerebrales. También llamado pusher, lateropulsión o empuje contraversivo, es un fenómeno neurológico que caracteriza la postura y el movimiento de algunos pacientes. En el episodio explico las generalidades, neuroanatomía, valoración y estrategias de tratamiento.

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