Following a Stroke,Everett Shakes Uncontrollably and CANNOT Produce Fluid Movements

question 306

Multiple Choice

Following a stroke,Everett shakes uncontrollably and CANNOT produce fluid movements.Which of the following medical residents is correct in localizing Everett's brain damage?

• A) Florence: "I'd check the scans for damage to either the cerebellum or the substantia nigra."
• B) Garrett: "Only a brain scan can say for sure, but I'll bet the stroke destroyed parts of either his cerebellum or his striatum."
• C) Harry: "The damage is either in the substantia nigra or the striatum; we need brain imaging to be sure."
• D) Ida: "It sounds like cerebellar damage to me."

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Definitions:

Causal Argument

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