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

question 6

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.The patient most likely experienced a(n) :

• A) stroke in evolution.
• B) arteriovenous malformation.
• C) transient ischemic attack.
• D) cerebral hemorrhage.

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Definitions:

Anterior Cerebral Arteries

Arteries supplying blood to most of the medial portions of the frontal lobes and superior medial parietal lobes of the brain.

Pulmonary Trunk

The major blood vessel that carries blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.

Pulmonary Veins

Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.

Pulmonary Circuit

The route of blood flow from the heart to the lungs and back, during which blood becomes oxygen-rich.