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A 70-year-old man is brought to the emergency department due to left-sided weakness and slurred speech upon awakening 30 minutes ago. The patient was asymptomatic when he went to bed last night. Medical history includes type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. The patient is a former smoker with a 30-pack-year history. Physical examination shows a right gaze preference, left lower facial droop, and hemiplegia and hemisensory loss on the left. CT scan of the brain reveals early infarction in the right middle cerebral artery territory with no acute hemorrhage. The patient is hospitalized for further management. Several hours later, he becomes progressively obtunded with elevated intracranial pressure. A repeat CT scan reveals edema in the region of acute infarction causing mass effect. Which of the following is the primary contributor to the pathogenesis of this patient's raised intracranial pressure?
Traumatic Sexual Experiences
Events of a sexual nature that cause significant distress or psychological injury to the individual.
Free Association
A procedure used in psychoanalysis in which patients say whatever comes into their mind.
Sexual Orientation
An enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction to individuals of the opposite sex, same sex, both sexes, or more than one gender.
Topographic Model
A Freudian concept dividing the psyche into the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious.
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