After Completing an Evaluation of a Patient Who Experienced a Stroke

question 8

Multiple Choice

After completing an evaluation of a patient who experienced a stroke in the left hemisphere and has possible aphasia, you have determined that some aspects of language have been spared. To what would you attribute this finding?

• A) There was some language function recovery within 24 hours of injury.
• B) Some language functions may be mediated by the right hemisphere.
• C) Some language functions are controlled by brain-stem structures.
• D) Some language functions may be mediated by the left hemisphere.

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