Patient face is droopy on the left side

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A 44-year-old male has brought to the emergency room by his son because he thinks his father is having a stroke. The patient's face is droopy on the left side and unable to smile on his left side of his face. The patient is unable to speak, but is able to answer questions by blinking his eyes once and twice for now when he's asked if he knew where he was, he blinked once when ask if he can write down the medication, he's currently taking he blink twice, the following areas has been affected that would explain his nonfluent aphasia.

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