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The next 4 questions are pertaining to case 3. Please read carefully this case prior to answering the next 4 questions.

Case 3

A 55 year old was admitted to the hospital with a history of progressive right hemiparesis for the past two months. He had diminished comprehension in reading with periods of speech arrest. His admitting diagnosis was suspected tumor in the left side of the cerebrum, parietal lobe. tests prior to admission were skull series, EEG, brain scan and CFS analysis. A bilateral carotid angiogram showed complete occlusion of the left internal carotid artery. Final diagnosis: Left cerebral infarction due to left internal carotid artery occlusion.
The patient was admitted to the hospital with a history of progressive hemiparesis meaning:

Select one:

a.
increasing weakness of the right side of the body
b.
no movement on the right side due to a previous stroke
c.
Weakness of all four extremities
d.
no movement of the left side of the body

The patient had also experienced periods of decreased reading comprehension and speech impairments, the medical terms for theses are:

Select one:

a.
vertigo and syncope
b.
ataxia
c.
paresthesia and anasthesia
d.
aphasia and dyslexia

The test that specifically showed the patient's pathology, final diagnosis, was the:

Select one:

a.
X-rays of the arteries leading to the brain
b.
recording of the electrical activity of the brain
c.
the laboratory analysis of the fluid found in the patient's CFS
d.
the X-rays of the patient's skull

A description of the final diagnosis (left cerebral infarction due to left internal carotid artery occlusion) would be:

Select one:

a.
parietal lobe tumor
b.
paralysis from the right side of the brain
c.
cross-filling of the blood vessels from the left and right sides of the brain
d.
Necrotic tissue in the left cerebrum due to blockage of the artery

Answer 1

a. increasing weakness of the right side of the body

d. aphasia and dyslexia

a. X-rays of the arteries leading to the brain

d. Necrotic tissue in the left cerebrum due to blockage of the artery