Tatyana G. Vizel Doctor of the psychological sciences, professor, academician Institute of psychiatry of Roszdrav, Center of pathology of speech and speech neurorehabilitation Moscow, Russia [email protected]
Olga I. Shabetnik Candidate of pedagogical sciences, speech therapist of the neuro-rehabilitation department Experimental design bureau «Traumatological center» Surgut, Russia [email protected]
Abstract. The article is devoted to the theme of dominance/subdominance of brain hemispheres concerning the higher mental functions. On the basis of the insufficient knowledge of subdominant speech disorders, the authors conduct their own research on patients with focal lesions of the right hemisphere. The article deals with the revealed at them symptoms of ignoring the opposite side, abnormalities of the body scheme, orientation in space, facial agnosia, anosognosia, in emotional  sphere -  psychological shock, the suicide mood, the directed aggression, dependent behaviour, frustration, etc. Along with this the article shows the effectiveness of carried  out rehabilitation measures.
Keywords: dominance / sub dominance of hemispheres, right hemisphere, symptoms, rehabilitation measures, efficiency.