a 77 years old women was cooking in the kitchen when she collapsed onto the floo

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a 77 years old women was cooking in the kitchen when she collapsed onto the floor, her daughter called an ambulance and the woman was taken to the emergency room. she had suffered a stroke and slowly regained consciousness over the next two days. however when she wake up, she had the following signs and symptoms.
paralysis of the right face and arm.
loss of sensations to touch on the skin of the right face and arm.
inability to answer questions but ability to understand what was said to her.
ability to write down her thoughts more easily than to speak them.
1. base upon the patients symptoms, which cerebral artery was blocked?
2. why was she paralyzed in the right face and arm?
3. what is the name of her language disorder and what caused it?
4. was the womens dominant or nondominant hemisphere damaged?

Explanation / Answer

1. ANS: Based upon the patients symptoms the left Internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery was blocked, because these arteries supply blood to much of the left side of the brain. When these arteries are blocked, symptoms might include on a portion of the right side.

2. ANS: She was paralyzed in the right arm and face because her left cerebral hemisphere is affected.

3. ANS: Her language comprehension is normal. Only the motor part is affected. So, she is suffering from Broca's aphasia.

4. ANS: She is able to write in her left hand. So, her dominant cerebral hemisphere is right. Since she has paralysis in right hand, the left cerebral hemisphere which is her non dominant hemisphere is affected.

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