A patient with an embolic stroke is demonstrating urinary incontinence, contralateral weakness, and altered mental status. Where should the nurse suspect the embolism is located?

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1. Middle cerebral artery occlusions commonly produce hemiparesis, hypesthesia on the opposite side of the body, hemianopsia, and gaze preference toward the side of the lesion.
2. Anterior cerebral artery occlusions primarily affect frontal lobe function and can result in disinhibition, speech perseveration, altered mental status, impaired judgment, contralateral weakness, and urinary incontinence.
3. Posterior cerebral artery occlusions affect vision and thought, producing homonymous hemianopsia, cortical blindness, visual agnosia, altered mental status, and impaired memory.
4. Vertebrobasilar artery occlusion is difficult to detect because it results in a wide variety of cranial nerve, cerebellar, and brainstem deficits.

A Patient with an Embolic Stroke Is Demonstrating Urinary Incontinence