Question

A 53-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a chief complaint of inability to form words, and numbness and weakness of the right arm and leg. where would you locate the site of injury?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

This is a stroke and the site of injury is the left side of the brain, this occur when the flow of oxygen-rich blood to a portion of the brain is blocked. Without oxygen, brain cells start to die after a few minutes.

A stroke occurs if their sudden bleeding in the left side of the brain, the right of the body will be affected, producing some of the following: numbness and weakness of the right arm and leg Speech problems (inability to form words). Amongst other symptoms.

The left side of the brain is responsible for controlling the right side of the body.

Stroke may occurs at any age and strock risk increase with age