A client with a suspected transient ischemic attack (TIA)presents to the emergency department with aphasia. Based on this data, the nurse plans care based on ischemia to which portion of the brain?
A)Anterior cerebral artery
B)Vertebral artery
C)Left hemisphere of the brain
D)Right hemisphere of the brain

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A)Aphasia occurs due to ischemia of the left hemisphere. The other choices may be involved in a TIA, but are not the causative pathology of aphasia.
B)Aphasia occurs due to ischemia of the left hemisphere. The other choices may be involved in a TIA, but are not the causative pathology of aphasia.
C)Aphasia occurs due to ischemia of the left hemisphere. The other choices may be involved in a TIA, but are not the causative pathology of aphasia.
D)Aphasia occurs due to ischemia of the left hemisphere. The other choices may be involved in a TIA, but are not the causative pathology of aphasia.

A Client with a Suspected Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)presents to the Emergency