A patient comes into the emergency room with weakness on one side and difficulty walking and talking. You determine that the brain has been deprived of oxygen due to lack of regional blood flow. You suspect that patient has most likely experienced
A) a subdural hemorrhage.
B) meningitis.
C) hydrocephalus.
D) cranial trauma.
E) a cerebrovascular accident.

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The symptoms of weakness on one side, difficulty walking and talking, and deprivation of oxygen to the brain due to lack of regional blood flow point towards a cerebrovascular accident, also known as a stroke. Subdural hemorrhage, meningitis, hydrocephalus, and cranial trauma may also affect brain function, but the symptoms described are more indicative of a stroke.

A Patient Comes into the Emergency Room with Weakness on One