A stroke patient has a lesion on their trigeminal ophthalmic branch.Which symptom would the patient exhibit?
A)loss of smell
B)loss of pain,temperature and touch sesnsation
C)loss of sensation on posterior part of tongue
D)loss of sensation on anterior 2/3 of tongue
E)paralysis of tongue muscles

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The trigeminal ophthalmic branch is responsible for carrying sensory information from the forehead, upper eyelid, and front of the scalp. If a stroke patient has a lesion on this branch, they would exhibit a loss of pain, temperature, and touch sensation in these areas. A loss of smell (A), sensation on the posterior part of the tongue (C), and paralysis of tongue muscles (E) are not related to the trigeminal ophthalmic branch. Loss of sensation on the anterior 2/3 of the tongue (D) would be caused by a lesion in the chorda tympani branch of the facial nerve.

A Stroke Patient Has a Lesion on Their Trigeminal Ophthalmic