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Jenny Has Had a Stroke, Caused by a Blood Clot

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Jenny has had a stroke, caused by a blood clot obstructing blood flow to her left parietal lobe. She seems to have a problem with understanding words and concepts now, but her speech and hearing are fine. What specific area of the brain has been damaged? What support do you have for your choice?


Definitions:

L-Altrose

A rare sugar of the aldohexose type, which is a stereoisomer of glucose and part of the allose family.

Structural Relationship

The connection or relation between the structures of molecules, including isomerism and conformations.

D-Gulose

An aldohexose sugar in the D-configuration, a stereoisomer of glucose with a specific arrangement of hydroxyl groups.

L-Gulose

A rare sugar, an isomer of glucose, not commonly found in nature.

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