A 77-year-old woman was cooking in the kitchen when shecollapsed onto the floor. Her daughter called an ambulance and thewoman was taken to the emergency room. She had suffered a stroke,and slowly regained consciousness over the next two days. However,when she woke up, she had the following signs and symptoms:
- paralysis of the right face and arm
- loss of sensation to touch on the skin of the right face andarm
- inability to answer questions but ability to understand what wassaid to her
- ability to write down her thoughts more easily than to speakthem
Questions:
- Based upon the patient's symptoms, which cerebral artery wasblocked? (Be Specific)
- Why was she paralyzed in the right face and arm?
- What is the name of her language disorder, and what causedit?
- Was this woman's dominant or nondominant hemispheredamaged?
