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A 56-Year-Old Man Comes to the Emergency Department an Hour

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A 56-year-old man comes to the emergency department an hour after acute onset of right-sided weakness and numbness. His symptoms progressed over a course of several minutes, and he is now experiencing nausea and headache. The patient has not seen a physician for many years and takes no medications. He has smoked a half pack of cigarettes per day for 32 years. Blood pressure is 170/90 mm Hg and pulse is 88/min. Physical examination shows 3/5 muscle strength and hyperreflexia in the right upper and lower extremities. Sensation to pinprick and light touch is decreased on the right side. He has mild dysarthria. ECG shows normal sinus rhythm and left ventricular hypertrophy. Fingerstick blood glucose is 130 mg/dL and serum LDL is 142 mg/dL. Noncontrast head CT scan is shown below. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this patient's symptoms?

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Behavioral Consistency

The tendency of an individual to exhibit the same behaviors across different situations and over time.

Individual's Behavior

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