Reference no: EM133664568
A 77-year-old woman 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 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 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
Questions :
1. Based upon the patient's symptoms, which lobe(s) blood supply is/are distrupted? (Be Specific)
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 this woman's dominant or non-dominant hemisphere damaged?