a) discuss a most likely diagnosis for patients condition by discussing risk fac

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a) discuss a most likely diagnosis for patients condition by discussing risk factors and underlying pathophysiology. what can be other possible differential diagnosis?

Patient presentation & lesion:

-Headache : Subarachnoid space/meninges

- Altered mental status - unable to repeat words, meaningless words/phrases, minor impairment in reading and writing : Subarachnoid space/meninges

- memory loss : Thalamus

- Onset confusion : Brain stem

- Cranial nerves - impaired vision on right side : Brainstem

- Rapid speech - (indication of stroke due to weakness of facial muscles) : Cerebellum

- Right arm weakness (potential hemiparesis) - no mobility : Anterior horn cell

- BMI (classified as obese) : Bone marrow

- Gait (hesitantly took small steps) : Spinal cord

- Sensory (Decreased pinprick sensation on the right side) : Brain stem

- Graphesthesia and stereognosis (absent in right arm) : Nervous system

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