Stroke
admin | Mar 16, 2010 | 0 comments
67 years old man was taken to see his physician by his wife. For the preceding 2 days , the patients wife has noticed that he did not seem to make sense when he spoke. She also indicated that he seemed a little disoriented and din not respond appropriately to her question. He has no obvious motor or somatic sensory deficits.
On examination, the physician concludes that the man has a stroke in a region of one of his cerebral hemispheres. As part of the diagnosis, the physician tests the man’s visual fields and notices a decreased awareness of stimuli presented to on visual field.
Which side of the brain most likely suffered the stroke and which regions of the hemisphere suffered the stroke?
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