A rhizome is an underground stem, although most people think itâs a root. A rhizoid is âfilamentous outgrowth or root hair on the underside of the thallus in some lower plants, especially mosses and liverwortsâ. It seems the only similarities are the first 5 letters and the coincidental location.
1 This means that if your stroke affected the left side of your brain, you will have problems with the right side of your body. 2  If your stroke affected the right side of your brain, you will have problems with the left side of your body.
If a stroke affects the blood supply to the left-hand side of your brain, this will cause symptoms on the right side of your body. Although stroke commonly results in symptoms on just one side of the body, itâs possible for both sides to be affected. This can happen if the stroke occurs in your brainstem (at the base of your brain).