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A PT is treating a patient s/p CVA in an acute care setting . The patient is demonstrating perceptual deficits, dense hemiparesis, and is able to communicate verbally. Which location is the lesion MOST likely located in?

A. Right Parietal Lobe
B. Left Occipital Lobe
C. Left Parietal Lobe
D. Right Occipital Lobe

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The patient with perceptual deficits and right-sided dense hemiparesis, but the ability to communicate verbally, likely has a lesion in the right parietal lobe, which handles somatosensory processing and spatial perception.

Step-by-step explanation:

In assessing a patient s/p CVA (status post Cerebrovascular Accident) who is demonstrating perceptive deficits, dense hemiparesis, and the ability to communicate verbally, the lesion is most likely located in the right parietal lobe. The parietal lobe is responsible for processing somatosensory information, which includes touch sensations such as pressure, pain, heat, and cold, as well as proprioception. Additionally, the right parietal lobe is often linked with perceptual tasks and non-dominant hemisphere functions, which can manifest as spatial and perceptual deficits when damaged. The fact that the patient can still communicate verbally suggests that the language centers, typically located in the left hemisphere, are not affected. Therefore, the most correct answer to the question regarding the region of the lesion is A. Right Parietal Lobe.

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