A 72-Year-Old Patient Demonstrates Left-Sided Weakness of Upper and Lower

question 8

Multiple Choice

A 72-year-old patient demonstrates left-sided weakness of upper and lower extremities. The symptoms lasted less than an hour and resolved with no evidence of infarction. What did the patient most likely experience?

• A) A stroke in evolution
• B) An arteriovenous malformation
• C) A transient ischemic attack
• D) Cerebral hemorrhage

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