August File , Day 12-14: Please See The Full Recall
Patient Presented With Right Sided Upper AND Lower Hemiplegia, Uncontrolled Hypertensive Patient Refusing To Take Hypertensive Medication,
Which Of The Following Is The Most Likely Site Of Bleeding?
A. Frontal Lobe
B. Occipital Lobe
C. Basal Ganglia
D. Sub-Arachnoid
Answer: C
Hypertensive Bleed , Most Commonly Affects Sub-Cortical Regions (Like Putamen ,
Caudate , Thalami) & Usually Results In Wide Spread Neurologic Deficit (Because
These Are Have A lot Of Crossing Fibers)
HTN Can Cause SAH , But It Doesn’t Usually Present With Hemiplagia (Atleast Not
Initially & Not As Extensive As That Of Basal Ganglia
Answer Doesn't Change , Just Added A Better Recall
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Pt developing left side hemeplagia, what is the most part of the brain affected ?
A. Basal ganglia
B. Frontal lobe
C. i can't remember ..
A. Basal ganglia
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