A home health care nurse discovers a 70-year-old lady who has a history of seizures and unilateral limb weakening unconscious at home. She is pronounced dead when emergency medical personnel arrive because they discover she has no pulse or spontaneous breathing. A sizable thrombus blocking the left anterior descending coronary artery is visible at autopsy. The display includes more research related to the brain. Which of the following most accurately describes the pathogenesis of this patient's brain lesion?

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A home health care nurse discovers a 70-year-old lady who has a history of seizures and unilateral limb weakening unconscious at home. She is pronounced dead when emergency medical personnel arrive because they discover she has no pulse or spontaneous breathing. A sizable thrombus blocking the left anterior descending coronary artery is visible at autopsy. The display includes more research related to the brain.  Which of the following most accurately describes the pathogenesis of this patient's brain lesion?

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Eductional Objective: The creation of a cystic cavity together with full digestion and elimination of necrotic tissue are the hallmarks of liquefactive necrosis. Liquidative necrosis is frequently the result of irreversible ischemic CNS injury because injured neurons and inflammatory cells release lysosomal enzymes.

A Home Health Care Nurse Discovers a 70-Year-Old Lady Who